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Also known as Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Pottsville, PA

city in central Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Pennsylvania
County
Schuylkill
Mayor
Thomas B. Smith (R)
Founded
1806, by John Pott
Established as a village
1819 in Norwegian Township
Incorporated as a borough
February 19, 1828
Chartered as a city
March 22, 1911
Total
4.17 sq mi (10.79 km )
Land
4.17 sq mi (10.79 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
659 ft (200.9 m)
Density
3,203.8/sq mi (1,237.01/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Area codes
570 and 272
Fips code
42-62432
Website
www .pottsvillepa .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
county seat
Official name
Pottsville
Population
13346
Area
10.789004
Elevation
200
Image
Pottsville.jpg
Households
5971
Dialing code
570
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Commons category
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
different from
Pottstown
postal code
17901
inception
1806-00-00
water area
0
water as percent of area
0
per capita income
25316
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Encyclopedic overview

Pottsville is a city and the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,346 at the 2020 census, and is the principal city of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, 52 miles (84 km) south of Wilkes-Barre. It is located in Pennsylvania's Coal Region.

Pottsville is located 47.4 miles (76.3 km) west of Allentown, 96.6 miles (155.5 km) northwest of Philadelphia, and 135 miles (217 km) west of New York City.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pottsville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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