Map of Gilberton borough

Gilberton is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, four miles (7 km) west by south of Mahanoy City. Its population was 583 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 769 tabulated in 2010. Extensive deposits of anthracite coal are in the region, and coal-mining had been practiced by many of the 4,373 people who lived there in 1900. The coal-mining industry was thriving in 1910, and 5,401 people lived in Gilberton.

Gilberton borough overview:
Name:	Gilberton borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Schuylkill County
Incorporated:	1873
Elevation:	1,132 ft (345 m)
Total Area:	1.45 sq mi (3.76 km²)
Land Area:	1.42 sq mi (3.68 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km²)
Total Population:	579
Population Density:	408.03/sq mi (157.49/km²)
ZIP code:	17934 #& 17949 (Mahanoy Plane)
Area code:	570
FIPS code:	4229088

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Geography

Gilberton is located at 40°47′51″N 76°13′33″W / 40.79750°N 76.22583°W / 40.79750; -76.22583 (40.797496, -76.225781). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) (2.74%) is water.

The borough is made up of three small villages, Mahanoy Plane, Maizeville and Gilberton proper.