Port Clinton, Pennsylvania

Port Clinton, Pennsylvania
Borough
St. John's Church on Penn Street in Port Clinton
St. John's Church on Penn Street in Port Clinton
Location of Port Clinton in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania (right)
Location of Port Clinton in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania (right)
Port Clinton is located in Pennsylvania
Port Clinton
Port Clinton
Location of Port Clinton in Pennsylvania
Port Clinton is located in the United States
Port Clinton
Port Clinton
Port Clinton (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°34′56″N 76°1′28″W / 40.58222°N 76.02444°W / 40.58222; -76.02444
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
Settled1829
Incorporated1850
Named forDeWitt Clinton
Government
 • TypeBorough Council
Area
 • Total0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
 • Land0.76 sq mi (1.97 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population
 • Total278
 • Density364.83/sq mi (140.94/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
19549
Area code610
FIPS code42-62136

Port Clinton is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It is located at the confluence of the Schuylkill and Little Schuylkill rivers, it was a port on the Schuylkill Canal and named after DeWitt Clinton.[3]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Brandt, Mindy (Spring 1996). "Port Clinton: A Peek Into the Past". Pennsylvania Folklife. 45 (3): 141–145.