Schuylkill County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the heart of Pennsylvania's Coal Region and is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 143,049. The county seat is Pottsville.
Phoenixville is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Philadelphia at the junction of French Creek and the Schuylkill River. It is in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. According to a 2022 estimate, the population was 19,354.
Conshohocken is a borough on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in suburban Philadelphia. Historically a large mill town and industrial and manufacturing center, after the decline of industry in recent years Conshohocken has developed into a center of riverfront commercial and residential development. In the regional slang, it is sometimes referred to by the colloquial nickname Conshy.
Girardville is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Reading. Anthracite coal deposits are in the region. Coal-mining provided employment and incomes for many of the 3,666 people who lived there in 1900. In 1910, 4,396 individuals called it home. The population was 1,519 at the 2010 census. It was founded in 1832 and is named after Stephen Girard of Philadelphia, who purchased large land holdings in and around the town. It was incorporated as a borough in 1872.
Palo Alto is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Bacon Street is the main street of town.
Schuylkill Haven is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough's population was 5,253 as of the 2020 census. Schuylkill Haven is situated along the Schuylkill River, for which it is named. Schuylkill Haven is a focal point of activity in southern Schuylkill County.
Seltzer is a census-designated place (CDP) that is located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 307 at the time of the 2000 census.
Tamaqua is a borough in eastern Schuylkill County in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania, United States. It had a population of 6,934 as of the 2020 U.S. census.
Tremont is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Situated in the eastern section of Tremont Township, it was incorporated as a borough in 1866, around the same time that a water system was erected in the community.
The Schuylkill River is a river running northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania. The river was improved by navigations into the Schuylkill Canal, and several of its tributaries drain major parts of Pennsylvania's Coal Region. It flows for 135 miles (217 km) from Pottsville to Philadelphia, where it joins the Delaware River as one of its largest tributaries.
The Coal Region is a region of Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is known for being home to the largest known deposits of anthracite coal in the world with an estimated reserve of seven billion short tons.
Manayunk is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. Located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Wissahickon and also on the banks of the Schuylkill River, Manayunk contains the first canal begun in the United States.
East Falls is a neighborhood in Lower Northwest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies on the east bank of the "Falls of the Schuylkill," cataracts submerged in 1822 by the Schuylkill Canal and Fairmount Water Works projects. East Falls sits next to the Germantown, Roxborough, Allegheny West, and the Nicetown-Tioga neighborhoods. Wissahickon Valley Park separates it from Manayunk, Philadelphia.
U.S. Route 422 (US 422) is a 271-mile (436 km) long spur route of US 22 split into two segments in the U.S. states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The western segment of US 422 runs from downtown Cleveland, Ohio, east to Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. The eastern segment, located entirely within Pennsylvania, runs from Hershey east to King of Prussia, near Philadelphia. US 422 Business serves as a business route into each of four towns along the way.
Brockton is an unincorporated community and coal town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was also called Patterson. The community is home to local celebrities such as Dominic Stegemerten who is a prominent bodybuilder in the area and also a motivational speaker.
Reevesdale is an unincorporated community and coal town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, 2.6 miles south of Tamaqua.
Newkirk is an unincorporated community and coal town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, 1.4 miles south of Tamaqua.
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.
Boston Run is an unincorporated community and former coal town known as Suffolk in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Suedberg is an unincorporated community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
