Gilberton, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
Coordinates: 40°47′51″N 76°13′33″W / 40.79750°N 76.22583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Schuylkill |
Incorporated | 1873 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough Council |
Area | |
• Total | 1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2) |
• Land | 1.42 sq mi (3.68 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
Elevation | 1,132 ft (345 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 579 |
• Density | 408.03/sq mi (157.49/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 17934 17949 (Mahanoy Plane) |
Area code | 570 |
FIPS code | 42-29088 |
Gilberton is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, four miles (7 km) west by south of Mahanoy City. Its population was 583 at the 2020 census,[3] a decline from the figure of 769 tabulated in 2010.[4] Extensive deposits of anthracite coal are in the region, and coal-mining had been practiced by many of the 4,373 people who lived there in 1900. The coal-mining industry was thriving in 1910, and 5,401 people lived in Gilberton.
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