Welcome to Port Carbon ...

Port Carbon is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Carbon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Carbon has a population of 1,776 people<2> (see below for details).

Port Carbon is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Carbon had an population of 1,776 people. This is a decrease of 5.98% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Carbon had a population of 1,889 people. This makes Port Carbon the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Port Carbon represents 0.01% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 445th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,889 people, the population of Port Carbon decreased 6.44% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,019 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Carbon.

Communities near Port Carbon ...

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

• Tamaqua
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
• Mount Carmel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <5>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <5>
• Shenandoah
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Hamburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Minersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <5>
• Mahanoy City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Frackville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <5>
• Orwigsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwigsburg
  • Orwigsburg is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orwigsburg <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 Port Carbon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Carbon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Carbon ...

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

Adding Port Carbon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Port Carbon post office opened in 1830.

We also found Port Carbon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Carbon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Carbon. 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/