Reinerton Pennsylvania Map

About Reinerton, Pennsylvania

Reinerton is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 456. The population density is 379.4 people per km². Reinerton is located at 40.5923°N, 76.5325°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17980.

Reinerton occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth seems to hold the long memory of the coal seams that once defined the region’s pulse. It lies 18.5 miles north-northwest of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 340°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south-southwest of Hegins. The landscape is defined by the steady, unpretentious progression of the ridge-and-valley terrain, where the dark, cool waters of Wiconisco Creek carve a path through the soil only a mile away. In the distance, the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon in a hazy, permanent violet, while the woods of Haldeman State Forest offer a deeper, more shadowed solitude to those who wander far enough from the paved roads. On clear evenings, the low-slanting light catches the dust motes above the Porter-Tower Playground, turning the simple swings and slides into silhouettes against a darkening, amber sky.

Reinerton grew from the bedrock of anthracite extraction, a history that lingers in the sturdy architecture and the deliberate, measured pace of the people who reside there. While the heavy industry of the past has quieted, the local economy now favors small-scale enterprise and the slow, seasonal rhythms of inland life, far removed from the clamor of the coast. Residents often look toward the Lebanon Reservoir for a stillness that mirrors the quietude of the surrounding fields, or they spend their weekends tracing the Hostler Trail, where the undergrowth is thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. Life in Reinerton maintains an independent character, anchored by the remnants of its industrial origin and the persistent, quiet beauty of the Pennsylvania interior.

About This Reinerton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Reinerton, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.59231, -76.532462. 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 Reinerton includes the ZIP code (17980), 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 (Williams Valley 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.