Shartlesville Pennsylvania Map

About Shartlesville, Pennsylvania

Shartlesville is a locality in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 404. The population density is 175.1 people per km². Shartlesville is located at 40.5129°N, 76.1044°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 19554, 19506.

Shartlesville anchors a quiet expanse of Pennsylvania, where the landscape stretches out in broad, fertile fields and dense woodlands that catch the low, amber light of a fading afternoon. It lies 12.9 miles south-southeast of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 158°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-southeast of Schuylkill Haven. Wolf Creek cuts a deliberate path through the earth nearby, its waters pulling cool, dark shadows across the soil as they flow steadily toward the horizon. Residents often find a moment of stillness at Shartlesville Community Park, where the wide sky seems to press down upon the open grass, and the proximity of Frog Pond provides a mirror for the shifting colors of the clouds. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the far limit of the view, the immediate terrain feels intimate and grounded, defined by the quiet persistence of the land itself.

Generations of labor have defined the character of Shartlesville, with roots reaching back into a tradition of agriculture and commerce that once relied on the movement of goods through the valley. The local economy maintains a steady, rhythmic pace, reflecting a history of small-scale industry and trade that persists even as the modern world accelerates beyond the nearby highways. A traveler might wander toward Werts Hollow to witness the way the topography dips into secluded, hushed pockets, or follow the markers of Klines Path as it winds through the undergrowth, offering a tangible connection to the geography that has shaped the lives of those who dwell here. Life in Shartlesville moves with an intentional, unadorned grace, favoring the steady work of the day over the noise of the outside world, leaving the spirit of the place to reside in the quiet details of the changing seasons.

About This Shartlesville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shartlesville, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.512871, -76.104386. 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 Shartlesville includes the ZIP code (19554, 19506), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Berks County (Reading), and school district assignment (Hamburg Area 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.