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Welcome to Schaefferstown ...

Schaefferstown is located in Lebanon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schaefferstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Schaefferstown is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Schaefferstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Schaefferstown: 717 & 223<3>

The ZIP code for Schaefferstown: 17088<4>

Communities near Schaefferstown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Schaefferstown.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Schaefferstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schaefferstown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Schaefferstown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schaefferstown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Schaefferstown. See our Newspapers Page for Schaefferstown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schaefferstown ...

Looking for more information about Schaefferstown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Schaefferstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Schaefferstown.

Adding Schaefferstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Schaefferstown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Schaefferstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Schaefferstown post office opened in 1875.

We also found Schaefferstown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schaefferstown.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Schaefferstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lebanon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Schaefferstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Schaefferstown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Schaefferstown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Schaefferstown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Schaefferstown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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