Schuylkill Haven, PA: Population, ZIP Codes & Nearby Cities

Looking for facts about Schuylkill Haven? It is an incorporated town-sized municipality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, with an estimated 5,106 people according to our dataset. It lies at 40.628°N, 76.173°W in Eastern time. The sections below cover its size, ZIP codes, neighbors and distances.

What are the key facts about Schuylkill Haven, PA?

What is the population of Schuylkill Haven, PA?

Schuylkill Haven has an estimated population of 5,106. That makes it the 265th largest of the 1,649 places we list in Pennsylvania, and the 6th largest of 63 places in Schuylkill County. The typical place in Pennsylvania has about 1,239 residents, so Schuylkill Haven is roughly 4.1 times the size of a typical neighbor in the state.

Estimates for places of this size carry wider margins of error than those for big cities, so treat the figure as a guide to scale. Our guide to understanding city population numbers explains why sources disagree.

Places in Pennsylvania with a similar population include Birdsboro (5,143), Turtle Creek (5,138), Fox Chapel (5,076), Shanor-Northvue (5,068), Stewartstown (5,057). Comparing these pages is a quick way to see how Schuylkill Haven differs from communities of the same scale.

How dense is Schuylkill Haven?

Schuylkill Haven has about 3,652 people per square mile (1,410 per square kilometer), which we classify as suburban. Within Pennsylvania, it is denser than about 83% of the listed places. Land at this level is usually a mix of single-family neighborhoods, shopping corridors and parks, where driving is common but destinations are close. Read how to interpret population density to see how we draw these lines.

What ZIP codes does Schuylkill Haven use?

The postal data lists a single ZIP code for Schuylkill Haven: 17972. A single code usually means a compact delivery area, but the same code may also serve addresses just outside the town line. Codes beginning with 1 are assigned to the Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania). Learn more in our guide to how ZIP codes work or check any code with the ZIP code lookup.

What time zone is Schuylkill Haven in?

Schuylkill Haven is in the Eastern time zone, which is UTC−5 from Coordinated Universal Time in standard time (IANA zone America/New_York). The area observes daylight saving time, so clocks move forward in March and back in November. The nearest listed place in a different time zone is La Porte, IN, about 552 miles away, which gives a sense of how far the nearest zone boundary may be. Current local time: see the Eastern time hub. For the rules behind these zones, read US time zones explained.

Where is Schuylkill Haven located in Pennsylvania?

Schuylkill Haven lies in the eastern part of Pennsylvania, at 40.628° north latitude and 76.173° west longitude. The state capital, Harrisburg, is about 45 miles to the southwest. The closest listed place in another state is Phillipsburg, NJ, roughly 52 miles to the east, which shows how near Schuylkill Haven is to a state line. For big-city services, the nearest place with more than 100,000 people is Reading, PA, 24 miles to the southeast.

Which cities are near Schuylkill Haven, PA?

The closest listed place to Schuylkill Haven is Orwigsburg, PA, 4.0 miles to the northeast. Of the eight nearest places below, 5 are in the same county. Distances are straight-line (great-circle) miles measured between place centers; see how distance is calculated.

Which county is Schuylkill Haven in?

Schuylkill Haven is in Schuylkill County, which has the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code 42107. The county contains 63 places in our data, 6 of which have their own page here and 57 smaller communities that appear only in county and state lists. Other places in the county include Pottsville (40,685), Shenandoah (17,840), Tamaqua (14,252), Ashland (7,437), Orwigsburg (5,376). Codes like this one help separate places that share a name; see the guide to counties and FIPS codes.

How far is Schuylkill Haven from major US cities?

Among six major hubs, Schuylkill Haven is closest to New York, NY at about 118 miles and farthest from Los Angeles, CA at about 2,339 miles in a straight line. Road distances are usually 10 to 30 percent longer. Try the distance calculator for any other pair.

Are there other places called Schuylkill Haven?

No. In our data, Schuylkill Haven in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is the only place with this name, so the name alone is enough to identify it, though adding the state is still good practice in addresses and forms.

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Population and density come from a compiled dataset and are estimates. They may differ from official Census Bureau counts. Verify important figures at census.gov.