Quakake Pennsylvania Map

About Quakake, Pennsylvania

Quakake is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Quakake is located at 40.8518°N, 76.0360°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18245.

Quakake rests in a fold of Pennsylvania’s rolling hills, a place where the land begins to rise in earnest towards the broader shoulders of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 8.0 miles south-south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 204°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north-west of Tamaqua. The terrain here is a study in green and grey, with forests of oak and pine clinging to slopes that often give way to scrubby clearings and the occasional weathered barn. Narrow roads wind through the landscape, disappearing around bends that promise more of the same rugged beauty, and the air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine needles. Even in the quietest stretches, there’s a sense of the land’s age, a deep stillness that seems to absorb the passing days. The history of Quakake is etched in the very bones of the earth, a legacy of coal that once pulsed through this region like a lifeblood. While the mines themselves are largely silent now, their presence is felt in the contours of the land and the stoic character of the people who call Quakake home. The local economy, once dominated by the black rock pulled from the ground, has shifted, with many folks now commuting to work or tending to smaller farms that dot the hillsides. Yet, the spirit of resilience remains, a quiet determination born from generations who understood the demanding embrace of this particular patch of Schuylkill County.

About This Quakake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Quakake, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.851754, -76.036041. 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 Quakake and Schuylkill County.

Detailed location data for Quakake includes the ZIP code (18245), 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. 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 Quakake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.