Summit Station, Pennsylvania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Summit Station, Schuylkill County.
| City | Summit Station |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.56398 |
| Longitude | -76.204391 |
| Population | 201 |
| Density | 44.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Summit Station is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 201. The population density is 44.7 people per km². Summit Station is located at 40.5640°N, 76.2044°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17979.
Summit Station breathes a quiet, persistent existence atop the rolling hills of Schuylkill County. It lies 18.9 miles north-east of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 35°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south of Pottsville. The land here, a mosaic of dense deciduous woodlands and open, wind-swept fields, slopes with a gentle, insistent gravity. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, reach towards a sky that often hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and distant rain. Small streams, silver threads in the green weave of the landscape, murmur secrets as they tumble over moss-slicked stones, their cool breath rising in the humid air. The character of Summit Station is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered facades of farmhouses and the stoic grace of the surrounding terrain, a place where nature’s slow deliberation is the dominant pulse. The echoes of a bygone industrial era still resonate in the very bones of Summit Station, a legacy of the anthracite coal mines that once defined its fortunes. Though the deep shafts are now silent, the scarred earth and the occasional derelict breaker stand as stark reminders of the grit and toil that fueled generations. Today, the local economy, while diversified, still carries the imprint of this history, with agriculture and smaller manufacturing enterprises now shaping its rhythm. The air here, particularly in the lingering twilight, often carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of cut grass and the faint, metallic tang of earth freshly turned, a testament to the enduring connection between the people of Summit Station and the land they inhabit.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Summit Station, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Summit Station and Schuylkill County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Summit Station is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Summit Station is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |