Pottsville, Pennsylvania

About Pottsville

Pottsville, PA is a close-knit town located in eastern Pennsylvania with an estimated population of 13,404.

Pottsville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.17 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,214 residents per square mile.

📰 Pottsville News Today

• Charles Daniel "Cholly" Shields Obituary (1953 - 2026) - Pottsville, PA Post and Courier · Oct 5
• Couple documents renovation of 100-year-old Pottsville, Pennsylvania church on social media 6abc Philadelphia · Sep 23
• Pottsville to Jim Thorpe Fall Foliage Excursion | Pottsville, PA | November 15 DiscoverNEPA · Oct 5
• Nativity BVM High School (Pottsville, PA) Basketball MaxPreps · Oct 7
• Obituary for Alexandria Joy Womer Robert A. Evans Jr. Funeral Home · Aug 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Pottsville Unique

• Positioned in eastern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 13,404.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Pottsville

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Pottsville

• All American Cafe
• Sage Coffeehouse & Tea Garden (café)
• Charlie's Pizza — pizza
• Coney Island
• Lotz's Cafe (café)
• Pottsville Zone — chicken
• Roma Pizzaria
• Sweet Pizzz Pizza
• The Wheel — grilled cheese
• Tres — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pottsville

• Dunn Street Playground reviews ★
• JFK Recreation Complex reviews ★
• Railway Park reviews ★
• Rotary Park reviews ★
• Yuengling Bicentennial Park and Gardens reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Pottsville

• Clarke El Ctr
• Early Childhood Edu Ctr
• Gillingham Charter School
• Lengel MS
• Pottsville Area HS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Pottsville

🏘️ Nearby Communities