Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Pottsville
Pottsville
City
	Pottsville skyline in May 2019
	Seal
	Location of Pottsville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
	Pottsville Location of Pottsville in Pennsylvania Pottsville Pottsville (the United States)
	Coordinates: 40°41′6″N 76°12′10″W / 40.68500°N 76.20278°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Schuylkill
Mayor	Dave Clews
Incorporated as a Borough	February 19, 1828
Chartered as a City	March 22, 1911
Area
• Total	4.17 sq mi (10.79 km2)
• Land	4.17 sq mi (10.79 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	659 ft (200.9 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	13,346
• Density	3,203.55/sq mi (1,237.01/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	17901
Area codes	570 and 272
FIPS code	42-62432
Website	www.city.pottsville.pa.us

Pottsville is a city and the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[3] 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.

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[TigerWebMapServer-1] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

[USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-2] "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

[GR6-3] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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