Friedensburg Pennsylvania Map

About Friedensburg, Pennsylvania

Friedensburg is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,041. The population density is 231.9 people per km². Friedensburg is located at 40.6078°N, 76.2284°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17933, 17972.

Friedensburg occupies a modest rise where the land begins to settle into the quiet, folded geometry of the Pennsylvania interior. It lies 6.2 miles south-southwest of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 202°T), and is situated 4.1 miles west-southwest of Schuylkill Haven. The air here holds the crisp, metallic edge of the coming change of seasons, cooling rapidly as the shadows lengthen across the fields that define the immediate horizon. To the west, the landscape dips toward the Upper Little Swatara Creek, a narrow ribbon of water that carves a path through the brush, while the Schuylkill Haven Reservoir lies just a short distance away, its surface often mirroring the flat, slate-colored sky of late autumn. Beyond the immediate woodlots, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains form a hazy, jagged boundary against the clouds, a reminder of the vast, rugged terrain that marks the outer reaches of the region.

Agriculture and small-scale enterprise have long dictated the pace of life in Friedensburg, shaping a culture defined by steady labor and the preservation of long-standing family plots. The nearby Higher Ground Worship Center Acquisition provides a quiet sanctuary of open space, contrasting with the utilitarian character of the local roads that link the residents to the broader network of the valley. While the echoes of industrial history linger in the gray stone and weathered timber of older structures, the present day is marked by the slow, deliberate movement of traffic through the center and the seasonal work of the harvest. Those seeking a longer walk might venture toward the Yellick Path, where the forest floor retains the damp, earthy scent of Werts Hollow, grounding the traveler in the silent, persistent growth of the woods.

About This Friedensburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Friedensburg, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.607789, -76.228379. 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 Friedensburg includes the ZIP code (17933, 17972), 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 (Blue Mountain 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.