Back Орвигсбург (Пенсильвани) CE Orwigsburg CEB Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania Welsh Orwigsburg Spanish Orwigsburg (Pennsylvania) Basque Orwigsburg French اورویگسبرگ (پنسيلوانيا) GLK Orwigsburg, Pennsilvani HT Orwigsburg Italian Orwigsburg (Pennsylvania) LLD
Orwigsburg | |
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 Orwigsburg in May 2012 | |
| Etymology: Peter Orwig | |
| Nickname: "O' burg" | |
 Location of Orwigsburg in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | |
  Orwigsburg Location of Orwigsburg in Pennsylvania and the United States  Orwigsburg Orwigsburg (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′24″N 76°6′7″W / 40.65667°N 76.10194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Founded | 1796 |
| Founded by | Peter Orwig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Barry Berger |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.17 sq mi (5.62 km2) |
| • Land | 2.17 sq mi (5.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,002 |
| • Density | 1,382.49/sq mi (533.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 17961 |
| Area code | 570 |
| Website | orwigsburg |
Orwigsburg is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The borough was named for its founder, Peter Orwig, and created from West Brunswick Township in 1823. Orwigsburg was the original county seat until the seat was moved to Pottsville in 1851.
The population was 3,002 at the time of the 2020 census.[3]
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