Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Schuylkill County
County
St. Nicholas Coal Breaker in Mahanoy City in July 2013
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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 / 40.7; -76.21
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Founded	March 1, 1811
Named for	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.co.schuylkill.pa.us

Schuylkill County (/ˈskuːlkɪl/,^[1] locally /-kəl/; Pennsylvania Dutch: Schulkill Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 143,049.^[2] The county seat is Pottsville.^[3] The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state.^[a]

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^[4] 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.^[4]

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