Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:33 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:25 am – 4:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 18°F54 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month September48 in of snow a year, on about 22 days2 days above 90°F, 139 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mahanoy City 2 N station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksJoseph F McCloskey School of Nursingcollege · 3.4 miTar Run Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miWest West Branch Schuylkill Riverriver · 3.8 miKaufman Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miPeaked Mountainpeak · 4.5 miAshland Mountainpeak · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSgl 326state recreation area · 2.2 mi · 1,385 acresNorth Ward Parkpark · 2.0 miDelaware Avenue Complexpark · 2.2 miLocust Lake State Parkstate park · 5.5 mi · 1,863 acresSgl 286state recreation area · 7.2 mi · 488 acresMuseum of Anthracite Miningstate historic site · 7.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199429 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200843 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSchuylkill County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025249 of 365 days measured113 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Berks County, PA, 27 mi away
Drinking waterSchuylkill Co Mun Authserves 31,850 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,188 ft362 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill East Norwegian Street3.1 miPost officeSeltzer Post Office1.9 miTown hallNew Castle Township Municipal Building1.5 miPoliceNew Castle Township Police Department1.5 miFire stationWest End Fire Company District 61 Station 51.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeJoseph F McCloskey School of Nursing3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE42 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL79 miInterstateI-813.6 miUS highwayUS 2093.1 miAmtrakElizabethtown, PA ELT45 miCoachPottsvilleFullington Trailways3.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17966 ZIP area.
