[1]​ El condado es atravesado por la parte alta del río Schuylkill, que nace en los montes Apalaches y fluye hacia muchas localidades y la ciudad de Reading dirigiéndose hacia Filadelfia donde fluye hasta el río Delaware.

[2]​ Según el censo de 2000[3]​, el condado cuenta con 150.336 habitantes, 60.530 hogares y 40.131 familias residentes.

Hay 67.806 unidades habitacionales con una densidad promedio de 34 u.a./km² (87 u.a./mi²).

Pottsville Ashland‡ | Auburn | Coaldale | Cressona | Deer Lake | Frackville | Gilberton | Girardville | Gordon | Landingville | Mahanoy City | McAdoo | Mechanicsville | Middleport | Minersville | Mount Carbon | New Philadelphia | New Ringgold | Orwigsburg | Palo Alto | Pine Grove | Port Carbon | Port Clinton | Ringtown | Schuylkill Haven | Shenandoah | St.

Clair | Tamaqua | Tower City | Tremont Barry | Blythe | Branch | Butler | Cass | Delano | East Brunswick | East Norwegian | East Union | Eldred | Foster | Frailey | Hegins | Hubley | Kline | Mahanoy | New Castle | North Manheim | North Union | Norwegian | Pine Grove | Porter | Reilly | Rush | Ryan | Schuylkill | South Manheim | Tremont | Union | Upper Mahantongo | Walker | Washington | Wayne | West Brunswick | West Mahanoy | West Penn Altamont | Beurys Lake | Branchdale | Brandonville | Buck Run | Cumbola | Delano | Donaldson | Duncott | Englewood | Forrestville | Fountain Springs | Friedensburg | Grier City | Grier City-Park Crest (histórico) | Heckscherville | Hegins | Hometown | Kelayres | Klingerstown | Lake Wynonah | Lavelle | Lavelle-Locustdale (histórico) | Marlin | McKeansburg | Muir | New Boston-Morea | Newtown | Nuremberg | Oneida | Orwin | Park Crest | Ravine | Reinerton | Reinerton-Orwin-Muir || Renningers | Seltzer | Shenandoah Heights | Sheppton | Summit Station | Tuscarora | Valley View Barnesville | Glen Carbon | Llewellyn | Pitman | Rough and Ready | Weishample