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Tiny borough is county’s smallest community
Regarded as an extension of Pottsville and located at the south end of the city’s South Centre Street, Mount Carbon has the smallest population of all 67 municipalities in the county.

Incorporated as a borough in 1864, its location near the head of the Schuylkill Canal and the terminus of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad was of considerable commercial importance in the early days of the county.

Population: 133   Founded: 1864

Government
Five-member borough council.
Mayor: Jeffrey J. Dunkel
Members: Joseph Modesto, president; Kathleen Dunkel, vice president; John L. Downey, Janel Firestone and a vacant seat

Municipal Address and Phone Number
P.O. Box 235
Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: 570-622-0819

Office Hours:
No set hours.

Regular Meeting Time:
7 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month at Mount Carbon Fire Company Hall.

Part of the Pottsville Area School District

DISTRICT OFFICE:
1501 W. Laurel Blvd., Pottsville, Pa 17901
Phone: 570-621-2900
Fax: 570-621-2044
Superintendent: Dr. James T. Gallagher.

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 3063

HIGH SCHOOL:
16th Street and Elk Avenue, Pottsville, Pa 17901
Phone: 570-621-2962
Fax: 570-621-2036
Principal: Charles R. Wagner

D.H.H. LENGEL MIDDLE SCHOOL:
1541 W. Laurel Blvd., Pottsville, Pa 17901
Phone: 570-621-2924
Fax: 570-621-2999
Principal: Edward L. Hauck

JOHN S. CLARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
601 N. 6th Street, Pottsville, Pa 17901
Phone: 570-621-2945
Fax: 570-621-2038
Principal: Paula J. Peron

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS:
Robert W. Wachter, president; Patrick J. Murphy, vice president; Peggy Dragna Jaeger, treasurer; Dr. Jack T. Dolbin, Agnes M. Reiley, Margaret D. "Peg" Koury, Barbara J. Lord, the Rev. Philip S. Bendle III, Dr. Michael D. Smink.

BOARD MEETING DATE/TIME:
7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month; work session, 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month.

Map of Mount Carbon  (PDF - 44 K)