Jonestown Pennsylvania Map
Jonestown, Schuylkill County
Jonestown, Pennsylvania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Jonestown, Schuylkill County.
Interactive Map of Jonestown, Pennsylvania
| City | Jonestown |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.699534 |
| Longitude | -76.271337 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Jonestown, Pennsylvania
Jonestown is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Jonestown is located at 40.6995°N, 76.2713°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17038.0.
Jonestown rests in a valley where the rolling hills of Pennsylvania begin to fold and rise, a landscape carved by waterways and softened by the seasons. It lies 23.7 miles south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 221°T), and is situated 4.1 miles west-north-west of Pottsville. The air here, particularly in the early morning, carries the damp, fertile scent of rich soil and distant pine, a cool breath before the sun fully claims the sky. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out, their orderly rows a testament to the land's enduring productivity, while the dense green of surrounding woodlands hints at deeper, wilder places just beyond the cultivated edges. The light, when it breaks through the clouds, often has a diffused, almost milky quality, lending a quiet luminescence to the weathered barns and the occasional cluster of houses that mark the scattered settlements of Jonestown. The history of Jonestown is etched in the very ground, a story of farming and quarrying that shaped its character. For generations, the land provided, supporting families through the demanding work of agriculture and the extraction of stone, a resource that built more than just the local structures. The rhythm of life in Jonestown has always been tied to the seasons and the demands of the earth, a steady, grounded existence where community ties run deep, often reinforced by shared labor and local traditions. While the grand industrial booms of other regions might have bypassed this quiet valley, a resilient spirit persists, evident in the well-maintained homes and the enduring sense of place that defines Jonestown.
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About This Jonestown Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Jonestown, 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 Jonestown and Schuylkill County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Jonestown is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Jonestown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
