Yatesville Pennsylvania Map

About Yatesville, Pennsylvania

Yatesville is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 638. The population density is 392.9 people per km². Yatesville is located at 41.3038°N, 75.7822°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Yatesville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 17948, 18640.

Yatesville occupies a quiet corner of the landscape where the terrain begins to rise in steady, firm increments toward the distant Appalachian Mountains. It lies 9.7 miles north of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 7°T), and is situated 1.6 miles east-northeast of Shenandoah. The ground here holds the heavy, dark memory of an anthracite past, its soil pressed into service by generations who understood the utility of earth and stone. A mile to the north, the waters of Shenandoah Creek trace a persistent path through the low-lying terrain, while the still surface of Reservoir Number One reflects the shifting slate colors of a Pennsylvania sky. Residents often find their way to Sandy Beach Recreation Park, a space where the dense, tangled woodland softens into clearer paths, offering a place to watch the light stretch thin and golden across the cooling grass as the afternoon wanes.

Yatesville grew from the grit and necessity of an industrial age, its economy once tethered firmly to the deep, subterranean veins that defined the regional character. While the clatter of heavy machinery has long since faded into a quieter, more domestic hum, the legacy of that labor remains present in the sturdy architecture and the deliberate, unhurried pace of the streets. Nearby, the dramatic descent of Tomhicken Falls provides a stark, vertical contrast to the steady, rhythmic life of the neighborhood, and the proximity of Ringtown Valley keeps the horizon open and expansive. Yatesville maintains a resilience born of endurance, where the people carry the quiet dignity of a place that has been worked hard and now prefers the steady, predictable rhythm of a life lived close to the ground.

About This Yatesville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yatesville, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.303804, -75.782216. 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 Yatesville includes the ZIP code (17948, 18640), 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 (Pittston 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.