Wilburton Number Two Pennsylvania Map

About Wilburton Number Two, Pennsylvania

Wilburton Number Two is a locality in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 54. The population density is 26.9 people per km². Wilburton Number Two is located at 40.8187°N, 76.3789°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17888.

Wilburton Number Two rises from the earth as a rugged testament to the anthracite seams that once defined the labor of this region. It lies 12.8 miles northwest of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 316°T), and is situated 2.8 miles east-northeast of Mount Carmel. The North Branch Shamokin Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the gray, somber clouds that often gather over the broken terrain. To the west, the dense, quiet expanse of Weiser State Forest offers a stark contrast to the cleared slopes, providing a dense canopy of timber that holds the stillness of the afternoon. Just a mile away, the Brush Valley Reservoir sits in a basin of quiet water, its surface undisturbed and deep, capturing the fractured light of an overcast sky. The horizon remains wide and open, though the far silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a distant, jagged boundary that anchors the eye against the vastness of the inland plains.

Economic life in Wilburton Number Two has long been tethered to the mineral wealth pulled from deep beneath the surface, a legacy that leaves the soil stained with the memory of subterranean exertion. The architecture here favors the utilitarian and the sturdy, with structures built to withstand the biting chill of winters that descend with a heavy, relentless pressure. Life moves with the deliberate pace of a place that has learned to endure, where the shift of seasons is measured by the changing color of the brush and the shifting level of the creek. Though the industrial clamor of the past has softened into a persistent, low-frequency hum of daily survival, the identity of Wilburton Number Two remains inextricably bound to the earth that provided its purpose. Residents walk paths worn smooth by generations, finding a quiet, austere beauty in the resilience of a landscape that refuses to be entirely reclaimed by the wild.

About This Wilburton Number Two Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wilburton Number Two, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.818676, -76.378947. 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 Wilburton Number Two includes the ZIP code (17888), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Columbia County (Bloomsburg), and school district assignment (North Schuylkill 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.