Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County | |
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St. Nicholas Coal Breaker in Mahanoy City in July 2013 | |
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′N 76°13′W / 40.7°N 76.21°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Founded | March 1, 1811 |
| Named after | Schuylkill River |
| Seat | Pottsville |
| Largest city | Pottsville |
| Area | |
• Total | 783 sq mi (2,030 km2) |
| • Land | 779 sq mi (2,020 km2) |
| • Water | 4.2 sq mi (11 km2) 0.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 143,049 |
| • Density | 184/sq mi (71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 570 and 717 |
| Congressional district | 9th |
| Website | www |
Schuylkill County (/ˈskuːlkɪl/, locally /-kəl/; Pennsylvania Dutch: Schulkill Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 143,049. The county seat is Pottsville. The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state.
The county is part of the Pottsville micropolitan statistical area, and borders eight counties: Berks and Lebanon counties to its south, Dauphin and Northumberland counties to its west, Columbia and Luzerne counties to its north, and Carbon and Lehigh counties to its east. The county is approximately 47 miles (76 km) west of Allentown, the state's third-largest city, and 97 miles (156 km) northwest of Philadelphia, the state's largest city.
The county was created on March 1, 1811, from parts of Berks and Northampton counties and named for the Schuylkill River, which originates in the county. On March 3, 1818, additional territory in its northeast was added from Columbia and Luzerne counties.