Spring Glen Pennsylvania Map

About Spring Glen, Pennsylvania

Spring Glen 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. Spring Glen is located at 40.6262°N, 76.6208°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17978.

Spring Glen lies cradled in a hollow of the Appalachian foothills, where gentle slopes, softened by the slow work of seasons, give way to the more insistent rise of distant ridgelines. It lies 22.6 miles north-north-west of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 331°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west-south-west of Hegins. Broadleaf trees, a mix of oak and maple, clothe the hillsides, their canopies a dense, murmuring green in the summer sun, transforming into a riot of ochre and crimson as autumn approaches. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of the woods, mingling with the fainter perfume of cultivated fields and the clean, mineral tang of the nearby streams. A quiet stillness often settles over Spring Glen, broken only by the rustle of wind through leaves or the distant call of a crow, a stillness that feels ancient and deeply rooted in the land. The history of Spring Glen is bound to the earth, to the veins of anthracite coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, fueling the furnaces of a nation. Though the deep mines have long since fallen silent, their legacy lingers in the weathered stone of older homes and the enduring stoicism of its people. The local economy, once dominated by the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of coal trains, has shifted, finding new life in smaller enterprises and the quiet productivity of its farms. The landscape itself, shaped by both natural forces and human endeavor, bears the marks of its past, a subtle, almost imperceptible layering of time and toil.

About This Spring Glen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Spring Glen, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.626197, -76.620797. 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 Spring Glen and Schuylkill County.

Detailed location data for Spring Glen includes the ZIP code (17938), 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 Spring Glen is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.