Quiet hours in Berks County, PA — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Berks County sets no countywide quiet-hours rule; your municipality does. In Reading, loud yelling, shouting or amplified sound that is plainly audible across a property line is prohibited between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania handles noise at the municipal level, so quiet hours depend on your city, borough or township. In the county seat, Reading Code Chapter 387 (§387-104.B) bars loud yelling, shouting, whistling or singing on public streets between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and (§387-104.A) bars radios, TVs and similar devices from being plainly audible across a property line during those hours. Countywide, unreasonable overnight noise can also be charged as disorderly conduct under 18 Pa.C.S. §5503. Check your own municipality’s code (Wyomissing, Exeter, Spring, Muhlenberg) for its exact hours.
Reading noise violations carry a fine of $25 to $1,000 plus costs; each day is a separate offense. Disorderly conduct is a summary offense under state law.
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