The area had been occupied by Native American peoples before European colonization.

[3][4] Conrad Weiser, another German immigrant, settled here with his family as a young adult.

Due to his importance as an interpreter and diplomat to the Iroquois and other Native American nations in the colonial period, the Conrad Weiser Homestead has been preserved as a Pennsylvania state historic site.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.

Dating to 1785, the Stouch Tavern is locally famous for having been visited by President George Washington while he was serving his first term as leader of the new United States.

[10] Washington spent one night at the tavern in 1793 as he traveled from Reading to Lancaster.

US 422 follows Conrad Weiser Parkway along a northwest-to-southeast alignment through the northeastern portion of the borough.