Schuylkill County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 143,049. The county seat is Pottsville. The county was created on March 1, 1811, from parts of Berks and Northampton counties and named for the Schuylkill River, which originates in the county. On March 3, 1818, additional territory in its northeast was added from Columbia and Luzerne counties. The county is part of the Pottsville, Pennsylvania Micropolitan Statistical Area and is located in the heart of the Coal Region of eastern Pennsylvania.
Bernville is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 955 at the 2010 census. Bernville is bordered by Penn Township to the north, east, and south and by Jefferson Township to the west.
East Brunswick Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Brunswick Township was formed in 1801 as one of the original townships of Schuylkill County, being named for Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany. In 1834, Brunswick Township was divided into East and West Brunswick Townships. Today both townships are served by the Blue Mountain School District.
Mahanoy Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The population was 3,045 at the 2020 census.
McKeansburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 155 at the 2000 census.
Minersville is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Anthracite coal deposits are plentiful in the region. The population was 4,388 at the 2020 census.
New Ringgold is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 253 at the 2020 census.
Orwigsburg is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Named for its founder, Peter Orwig, from West Brunswick Township in 1823. The population was 2,995 at the 2020 census. Orwigsburg was the original county seat until the seat was moved to Pottsville in 1851.
Wayne Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,226 at the 2020 census. The township includes the village of Reedsville which contains a medium size state police barracks. Children from this township attend schools in the Blue Mountain School District. The township is divided by north-to-south PA Route 183 which serves as a highway connecting Schuylkill and Berks Counties. The Schuylkill County Fairgrounds are located in the township off east-to-west PA Route 895. 183 and 895 meet in the Census Designated Place of Summit Station.
West Brunswick Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Brunswick Township was formed in 1801 as one of the original townships of Schuylkill County, being named for Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany. In 1835, Brunswick Township was divided into East and West Brunswick Townships. Among the village names in the township are Molino, Pinedale and Frisbie.
West Penn Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,383 in the 2020 census.
Mahantango Creek is a 36.2-mile-long (58.3 km) tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin, Northumberland, Schuylkill, and Snyder County counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.
The Little Schuylkill River is a 30.6-mile-long (49.2 km) tributary of the Schuylkill River in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The Blue Mountain School District is a midsized, rural public school district in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. The district serves the boroughs of Auburn, Cressona, Deer Lake, New Ringgold and Orwigsburg and Wayne Township, East Brunswick Township, North Manheim Township and West Brunswick Township in Schuylkill County. Blue Mountain School District encompasses approximately 125 square miles (320 km2).
Pennsylvania Route 895 is a 47.37 mi (76.23 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is an east–west route, running from PA 443 in Pine Grove in Schuylkill County east to and PA 248 in Bowmanstown in Carbon County. PA 895 is a two-lane undivided road that passes through rural areas in the southern sections of Schuylkill and Carbon counties, serving Auburn, Deer Lake, and New Ringgold. The entire course is close to the north flank of Blue Mountain. PA 895 was designated in 1928 between Auburn and U.S. Route 120 in Pinedale. In the 1930s, the route was extended west to PA 443 in Pine Grove and east to US 309 at White Street in Bowmanstown. In 1961, the east end was moved to an interchange with the PA 29/PA 45 freeway in Bowmanstown.
The North Schuylkill School District is a midsized, rural/suburban public school district in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It includes the municipalities of Frackville, Ringtown, Union Township, Girardville, Ashland, Gordon, and Butler Township in Schuylkill County, and Conyngham Township in Columbia County. The district encompasses an area of approximately 72 square miles (190 km2). The school district has a population of 16,681, according to the 2000 federal census.
Berne is a small unincorporated community in northern Berks County, Pennsylvania. The community is about 3 miles outside Hamburg, Pennsylvania and is served by the Hamburg Area School District. Berne sits near the Schuylkill River, south of Blue Mountain, in southeastern Tilden Township.
Seisholtzville is a village located mainly in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, but also in Longswamp Township. It is located on the crest of South Mountain and the Perkiomen Creek begins here. It uses the Macungie zip code of 18062. The area code is 610 and it is served by the Bally telephone exchange.
Andreas is a village in the southeast corner of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in West Penn Township on Route 895. A small part of Andreas is also in East Penn Township in Carbon County. The Lizard Creek flows eastward through the village to the Lehigh River. Andreas lies at the northern foot of Blue Mountain in ZIP code 18211.
Rauschs is an unincorporated community and coal town in East Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was also called Rausch and is located along the east side of the Little Schuylkill River and on the north foot of Blue Mountain. It is served by the New Ringgold post office with the zip code of 17960.
