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About Orwigsburg, PA

Orwigsburg is the county seat of Schuylkill County, located about 15 miles northwest of Reading via PA Route 61. This small borough of 3,000 sits in Pennsylvania's coal region hills, accessible from Philadelphia via I-476 north to US-422 west to Route 61 north. The town centers around its historic 1884 courthouse with its distinctive clock tower that's been keeping time for nearly 140 years.

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Orwigsburg, PA is in United States, at 40.654, -76.104 - about 12 km south of Middleport, PA.

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The closest airport to Orwigsburg, PA is Lehigh Valley International Airport, 70 km (about 1 h by car). Other airports nearby: Lancaster Airport.

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