THE PORT CARBON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Anthracite Subregion setting.
Port Carbon borough has 0.75 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
Port Carbon and Schuylkill County
Port Carbon 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.
Port Carbon by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Port Carbon, 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, Port Carbon borough has 72.2% of the land area of nearby Palo Alto borough (1.04 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.