Pottsville

city in central Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place city_of_pennsylvania Q1027800
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Pottsville

Summary

Pottsville is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. Pottsville draws 708 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #19 of 54).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County[3].
  • Pottsville is in the country of United States[4].
  • Pottsville's head of government is recorded as Dave Clews[5].
  • Pottsville's head of government is recorded as Mark J. Atkinson[6].
  • Pottsville's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania[7].
  • Pottsville's instance of is recorded as county seat[8].
  • Pottsville's postal code is recorded as 17901[9].
  • Pottsville's Commons category is recorded as Pottsville, Pennsylvania[10].
  • Pottsville's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[11].
  • Pottsville's local dialing code is recorded as 570[12].
  • 1806 marks the founding of Pottsville[13].
  • Pottsville's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.685, 'lon': -76.2028}[14].
  • Pottsville's official website is recorded as http://www.city.pottsville.pa.us[15].
  • Pottsville's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pottsville, Pennsylvania[16].
  • Pottsville has a population of {'amount': '+15549'}[17].
  • Pottsville has a population of {'amount': '+14324'}[18].
  • Pottsville has a population of {'amount': '+14324'}[19].
  • Pottsville has a population of {'amount': '+13346'}[20].
  • Pottsville's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21].
  • Pottsville's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Pottsville's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[23].
  • Pottsville's capital of is recorded as Schuylkill County[24].
  • Pottsville's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pottsville'}[25].
  • Pottsville's category for people born here is recorded as Q32674549[26].
  • Pottsville's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+5971'}[27].

Body

Geography

Pottsville is in the country of United States[4]. Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10.788898'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10.789004'}[29]. Pottsville sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+200'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+15549'}[17], {'amount': '+14324'}[18], and {'amount': '+13346'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Pennsylvania[7] and county seat[8].

History and Context

1806 marks the founding of Pottsville[13].

Why It Matters

Pottsville draws 708 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #19 of 54).[2] Pottsville has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Pottsville is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . pottsvillepa.gov. Retrieved . pottsvillepa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . pottsvillepa.gov. Retrieved . pottsvillepa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Mxn · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households {'amount': '+5971'}
    Coordinate location {'lat': 40.685, 'lon': -76.2028}
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10.788898'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10.789004'}
    Country United States
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13337]]: pottsville.pa.us"
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