Landingville Pennsylvania Map

About Landingville, Pennsylvania

Landingville is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 208. The population density is 93.1 people per km². Landingville is located at 40.6262°N, 76.1236°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17972.

Landingville lies in a fold of the land, where the rolling hills of Schuylkill County soften into a gentler embrace. It lies 22.6 miles north-north-west of Reading, PA (from Reading, PA: bearing 333°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-east of Pottsville. The air here, especially as the day wanes, carries a subtle, earthy scent, a mix of damp soil and the faint, sweet perfume of distant fields. The landscape is a mosaic of cultivated plots, their orderly rows a contrast to the wilder, wooded slopes that rise around them, their trees a deep, somber green. Small streams, mere whispers of water in the summer months, trace silver threads through the fields, reflecting the vast, often cloud-scudded sky that hangs overhead, a sky that can shift from a brilliant, almost painful blue to a bruised, dramatic gray with startling speed. The houses, mostly modest dwellings with sturdy porches, seem to settle into the terrain as if they grew there, their paint weathered by countless seasons. The history of Landingville is deeply entwined with the very earth beneath it. Once, this area hummed with the industry of coal, the dark veins of anthracite shaping the lives and fortunes of its early settlers. The echoes of that past are still felt, not in grand monuments, but in the quiet resilience of the people and the enduring character of the place. The local economy, while having moved beyond the deep mines, still draws strength from the land, with agriculture playing a significant role, the careful cultivation of crops a testament to generations of hard work. It is a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons, a steady, unpretentious pulse that has sustained Landingville through changing times, a quiet dignity residing in its unassuming presence.

About This Landingville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Landingville, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.626202, -76.123551. 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 Landingville and Schuylkill County.

Detailed location data for Landingville includes the ZIP code (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 (Schuylkill Haven 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 Landingville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.