Schuykill County

Schuylkill County is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 143,049. The county is part of the Pottsville micropolitan statistical area. It borders eight counties: Berks and Lebanon counties to its south, Dauphin and Northumberland counties to its west, Columbia and Luzerne counties to its north, and Carbon and Lehigh counties to its east. The county is approximately 47 miles (76 km) west of Allentown, the state's third-largest city, and 97 miles (156 km) northwest of Philadelphia, the state's largest city.

Key Cities/Towns

• Ashland
• Minersville
• Orwigsburg
• Pine Grove
• Pottsville (County Seat)
• Saint Clair
• Schuylkill Haven
• Shenandoah
• Tamaqua

Megan's Law Statistics

(Copy from https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/MegansPublicReports.aspx residents only)

County	Lifetime    Out of State    Pre-SORNA SVP   SVDC    SVP  Ten-Year    T1    T2    T3      Total
Schuylkill 73          42              30             0      35    18        54    30    56      338

Last updated: 12/16/24

Registration Sites

(copy from https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch)

• Schuylkill Co Sheriff's Department 401 North 2nd Street, Pottsville PA 17901 570-628-1440
• State Police Frackville 31 Eleanor Drive, Frackville PA 17931 570-874-5300
• State Police Schuylkill Haven 1070 SR 183 South, Schuylkill Haven PA 17972 570-754-4600

County parole/probation office contact information

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• Schuylkill County Adult Probation/Parole Department

Local Reentry Organizations

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• Culture2Culture
• PA 211 East
• Reentry Network of Care
• RedCo
• Schuylkill County Resource Guide

SOAB Approved Treatment Providers

Copy from SOAB website - Note PARSOL partners as such.

• Kim Ernest

PA Counseling & Psychiatric Svc - Pottsville

437 Centre Street

Pottsville, PA 17901

(855) 272-1653

• Christianne Bayer, Ed.D

Psychological Associates of Schuylkill County

115 S. Centre Street, Lower Level

Pottsville, PA 17901

(570) 622-1025

PFR-Friendly Housing Providers

• a
• b

PFR-Friendly Employers

• a
• b

Other PFR-specific resources

• x

State Representatives

Replace as relevant from directory at palegis.us.

• Schuylkill County Reps.

State Senators

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• Sen. David Argall (R29)

Primary Newspapers

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• Pottsville Republican Herald

Primary Broadcast Media

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• WNEP-TV 16 ABC
• WYOU 22/WBRE 28 CBS/NBC
• WVIA-TV44/89.9FM PBS/NPR
• FOX56 FOX

PARSOL Information

Region & Contact

• Northeast
• Josiah K. and Lisa P.

Is there a County Contact

• Yes