Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania

Orwigsburg
Orwigsburg in May 2012
Orwigsburg in May 2012
Etymology: Peter Orwig
Nickname: 
"O' burg"
Location of Orwigsburg in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Location of Orwigsburg in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Orwigsburg is located in Pennsylvania
Orwigsburg
Orwigsburg
Location of Orwigsburg in Pennsylvania and the United States
Orwigsburg is located in the United States
Orwigsburg
Orwigsburg
Orwigsburg (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°39′24″N 76°6′7″W / 40.65667°N 76.10194°W / 40.65667; -76.10194
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
Founded1796
Founded byPeter Orwig
Government
 • MayorBarry Berger
Area
 • Total2.17 sq mi (5.62 km2)
 • Land2.17 sq mi (5.62 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 • Total3,000
 • Density1,382.49/sq mi (533.88/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
17961
Area code570
Websiteorwigsburg.gov

Orwigsburg is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The borough was named for its founder, Peter Orwig, and created from West Brunswick Township in 1823. Another prominent member of the Orwigsburg community is Robert Elser, a local comedian and professional bee wrangler. Robert is known to be very popular with children.

It was the original county seat until the seat was moved to Pottsville in 1851.

The population was 2,995 at the time of the 2020 census.[3]

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