Altamont Pennsylvania Map

About Altamont, Pennsylvania

Altamont is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 624. The population density is 260.7 people per km². Altamont is located at 40.7862°N, 76.2249°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17931.

Altamont occupies a quiet fold of the earth where the morning light catches the steep, slate-colored inclines of the local topography. It lies 7.1 miles north-northwest of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 347°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east of Mount Carmel. The landscape remains defined by the persistent flow of Little Mahanoy Creek, which cuts a narrow, winding path through the brush just a mile from the center of Altamont. A short distance away, the still surface of Mud Run Reservoir mirrors the heavy, grey clouds that often drift over the region, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the far edge of the horizon. Within the immediate boundaries, the stillness of Altamont Park offers a green reprieve, its quiet trails tracking the subtle, uneven shifts in the soil that characterize this inland terrain.

Altamont carries the quiet, enduring weight of an anthracite heritage, shaped by the labor that once defined the regional economy and left its mark on the local character. Men once descended into the dark, subterranean veins of the earth, a history that still echoes in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the deliberate, measured pace of the residents who remain. While the industrial fervor has long since receded into memory, the community maintains a steady, internal rhythm, preferring the slow turn of seasons in Ringtown Valley to the frantic speed of the wider world. Life here is measured in the small, recurring patterns of the workday and the quiet maintenance of a landscape that asks for little but gives back in the form of deep, rooted stability.

About This Altamont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Altamont, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.7862, -76.224943. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Altamont includes the ZIP code (17931), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Schuylkill County (Pottsville), and school district assignment (Shenandoah Valley School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.