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

The community of Pottsville is the Seat for Schuylkill County.

Schuylkill County was founded March 1, 1811. Schuylkill was created by taking area from Berks and Northampton Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Schuylkill had a population of 141,359 people. This is a decrease of 4.67% since the last Census (which gave a population of 148,288 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Schuylkill represented 1.17% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Schuylkill County:

  • Ashland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashland is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
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  • Auburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
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  • Coaldale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
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  • Cressona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cressona is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
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  • Deer Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Frackville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gilberton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Girardville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Gordon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Gordon is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
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    • Landingville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Landingville is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Mahanoy City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McAdoo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
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    • Mechanicsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Middleport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Middleport is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Minersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Carbon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • New Philadelphia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • New Ringgold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Orwigsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Palo Alto
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
    • Pine Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Carbon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Clinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pottsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
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    • Ringtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Ringtown is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
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    • Saint Clair
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Schuylkill Haven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shenandoah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Tamaqua
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
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    • Tower City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tremont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tremont is located in Schuylkill County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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