THE NORWEGIAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Anthracite Subregion setting.
Norwegian township has 5.87 square miles of land in Schuylkill County. Its Census reference point is in Anthracite Subregion, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Norwegian and Schuylkill County
Norwegian is associated with Schuylkill County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Norwegian by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Norwegian, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 0.5% recorded for Schuylkill County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Norwegian township has 64.5 times the land area of nearby Seltzer CDP (0.09 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

