Cumbola Pennsylvania Map

About Cumbola, Pennsylvania

Cumbola is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 243. The population density is 228.1 people per km². Cumbola is located at 40.7118°N, 76.1377°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17930.

Cumbola rests in a hollow of the Appalachian foothills, where the land rises and falls with a patient, geological sigh. It lies 19.1 miles south-south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 207°T), and is situated 3.5 miles east-north-east of Pottsville. The air here, especially in the late afternoons of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle clinging to the old stone walls. Small, weathered houses, their paint faded to shades of muted grey and pale blue, cluster around the gentle curve of the main road, their porches often adorned with pots of geraniums or the skeletal remains of last winter's ferns. The surrounding landscape is a patchwork of dense woodlands, their canopies a rich, varied green, interspersed with the occasional, sun-drenched clearing where stands of goldenrod and asters bloom with a determined vibrancy. The history of Cumbola is inextricably linked to the veins of anthracite coal that lie beneath its surface, a legacy that has shaped its very character and economy for generations. The echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of mine cars are now silent, replaced by a quieter, more resilient rhythm of life. While the large-scale mining operations have long since ceased, the spirit of hard work and community persists. Small businesses, often family-run, now form the backbone of Cumbola’s local economy, offering everything from hardware supplies to hearty, home-style cooking. The nearby streams, once vital for powering early industry, now serve as quiet havens for anglers and a place for children to skip stones, their surfaces mirroring the ever-changing Pennsylvania sky with a soft, silvery light.

About This Cumbola Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Cumbola, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cumbola and Schuylkill County.

Detailed location data for Cumbola includes the ZIP code (17930), 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 (St. Clair Area School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cumbola is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.