Welcome to Andreas ...

Andreas is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Andreas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Andreas is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Andreas: 18211<3>

Communities near Andreas ...

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

• Allentown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Allentown
  • From Andreas to Allentown
• Hazleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hazleton
  • From Andreas to Hazleton
• Northampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Northampton
  • From Andreas to Northampton
• Tamaqua
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Catasauqua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <4>
• Palmerton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lehighton
  • From Andreas to Lehighton
• Kutztown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kutztown
  • From Andreas to Kutztown
• Jim Thorpe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jim Thorpe
  • From Andreas to Jim Thorpe
• Hamburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hamburg
  • From Andreas to Hamburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Andreas ...

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

Adding Andreas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Andreas post office opened in 1885.

We also found Andreas in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Andreas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Andreas. 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/