THE ORWIGSBURG LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
Orwigsburg borough has 2.17 square miles of land in Schuylkill County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Shale Valleys, 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
Orwigsburg and Schuylkill County
Orwigsburg 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.
Orwigsburg by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Orwigsburg, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.5 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, Orwigsburg borough has 1.9 times the land area of nearby Renningers CDP (1.17 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

