Welcome to Pottsville ...

The city of Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County<1> and is the County Seat for Schuylkill County.

Pottsville was established in 1806.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pottsville has a population of 13,468 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Pottsville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Pottsville ...

Official Website: www.ci.pottsville.pa.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pottsville had an population of 13,468 people. This is a decrease of 5.98% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pottsville had a population of 14,324 people (which is 9.66% of the total population of Schuylkill County). This makes Pottsville the county's most populous community.

The population of Pottsville represents 0.11% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 40th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 14,324 people, the population of Pottsville decreased 7.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,549 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pottsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pottsville - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Ontario, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Pottsville ...

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

• Tamaqua
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Shenandoah
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Mahanoy City
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
• Frackville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Ashland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• McAdoo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
  • McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <5>
• Coaldale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <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 Pottsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pottsville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pottsville. Our list includes 58 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pottsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pottsville ...

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

Adding Pottsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pottsville post office opened in 1825.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pottsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pottsville: www.ci.pottsville.pa.us/

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

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