Welcome to McAdoo ...

McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

The location of McAdoo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McAdoo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McAdoo has a population of 2,156 people<3> (see below for details).

McAdoo is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McAdoo had an population of 2,156 people. This is a decrease of 6.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McAdoo had a population of 2,300 people. This makes McAdoo the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of McAdoo represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 395th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,300 people, the population of McAdoo increased 1.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,274 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McAdoo.

Communities Also Named McAdoo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McAdoo - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McAdoo.

Communities near McAdoo ...

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

• Hazleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <5>
• Pottsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <5>
• Berwick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <5>
• Tamaqua
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <5>
• Lehighton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <5>
• Shenandoah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <5>
• Jim Thorpe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <5>
• West Hazleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
  • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
• Mahanoy City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy City
  • Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahanoy City <5>
• Lansford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
  • Lansford is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <5>

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 McAdoo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McAdoo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McAdoo. 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 McAdoo.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McAdoo ...

Looking for more information about McAdoo? 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 McAdoo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McAdoo.

Adding McAdoo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McAdoo 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 McAdoo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the McAdoo post office opened in 1895.

We also found McAdoo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McAdoo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

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