Gilberton, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
 Continental Hose Co. #3 in Gilberton. | |
 Location of Gilberton in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. | |
  Gilberton Location in Pennsylvania  Gilberton Gilberton (the United States) | |
| 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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