Pottsville
city in central Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Summary
Pottsville is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. Pottsville draws 1,456 Wikipedia views per month (city of pennsylvania category, ranking #19 of 54).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Schuylkill County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Dave Clews[5], Mark J. Atkinson[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7]
- Founder: John Pott[8]
- Named after: John Pott[9]
- Postal code: 17901[10]
- Commons category: Pottsville, Pennsylvania[11]
- Local dialing code: 570[12]
- Inception: 1806[13]
- Coordinate location: 40.685, -76.2028[14]
- Official website: http://www.city.pottsville.pa.us[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pottsville, Pennsylvania[16]
- Population: 15,549[17], 14,324[18], 13,346[19]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22]
- Capital of: Schuylkill County[23]
- Official name: Pottsville[24]
- Category for people born here: Q32674549[25]
- Number of households: 5971[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Pottsville, Pennsylvania[27]
- Different from: Pottstown[28]
- Elevation above sea level: 200[29]
- Area: 10.788898[30], 10.789004[31]
- Water as percent of area: 0[32]
- Territory overlaps: Pottsville urban area[33]
Why It Matters
Pottsville has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Pottsville is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]