Map of Port Carbon borough

Port Carbon is a borough of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, located two miles (3 km) northeast of Pottsville. It is in a coal-mining area. In the past, ironworks had been a feature of the borough. In 1900, 2,168 people lived here and, in 1910, 2,678. The population was 1,815 at the 2020 census.

Port Carbon borough overview:
Name:	Port Carbon borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Schuylkill County
Incorporated:	1852
Total Area:	0.75 sq mi (1.95 km²)
Land Area:	0.75 sq mi (1.95 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,806
Population Density:	2,395.23/sq mi (924.60/km²)
Area code:	570
FIPS code:	4262128

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History

Port Carbon was founded by Abraham Pott, a son of John Pott who founded Pottsville in 1806.

Port Carbon was the site of the first lock on the Schuylkill Canal, on its route for transport of coal mined in the region to Philadelphia. Robert Allison, a local industrialist, purchased the first commercially manufactured automobile, a Winton.