Staint Clair Pennsylvania Map

About Staint Clair, Pennsylvania

Staint Clair is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 37. The population density is 34.8 people per km². Staint Clair is located at 40.7206°N, 76.1911°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17970, 16693.

Staint Clair occupies a rugged crease in the earth where the land gathers itself into steep, shadowed folds of shale and coal-dusted soil. It lies 2.4 miles north of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 5°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north of Schuylkill Haven. Mill Creek carves a narrow, determined path through the bedrock, its waters reflecting the muted, iron-gray light that often settles over the valley floor during the long Pennsylvania afternoons. On the periphery of the built environment, the terrain slopes sharply upward, defining the limits of the neighborhood with a wall of dense woodland that feels ancient and indifferent to the houses below. Children congregate at Middleward Playground, where the swing sets and pavement offer a flat, human-made respite against the relentless inclination of the surrounding hills.

Staint Clair carries the enduring weight of an anthracite legacy, a history written in the deep, subterranean veins that once dictated the pulse of the local economy. The architecture remains heavy and practical, built to withstand the damp, coal-smoke winters that have long defined the character of the region. While the grander industrial machinery has slowed, the town retains a stubborn, quiet fortitude, preserved in the sturdy brick facades and the steady, unadorned pace of its people. Life here moves with the deliberate gravity of a place that has seen the earth turned inside out for its resources, leaving behind a landscape that feels carved by necessity rather than design. Even as the decades change the texture of the streets, the presence of the distant Appalachian Mountains on the horizon serves as a constant, looming reminder of the vast, geologic scale that shapes the life of Staint Clair.

About This Staint Clair Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Staint Clair, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.720645, -76.191054. 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 Staint Clair includes the ZIP code (17970, 16693), 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.

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.