Jonestown, Pennsylvania

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Allentown. It is located about 42 miles [67 km] to the east of Jonestown and has a population of 106,632 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Reading. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the southeast of Jonestown and has a population of 81,207 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ashland	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Bethlehem	E	47 mi [75.6 km]	72,241	1.28% increase
	Bloomsburg	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	12,772	3.21% increase
	Coaldale	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	2,122	7.54% decrease
	Harrisburg	SW	43 mi [69.2 km]	47,148	3.68% decrease
	Hazleton	NE	23 mi [37.01 km]	21,732	6.85% decrease
	Lancaster	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	54,626	3.06% decrease
	Lebanon	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	24,097	1.49% decrease
	Muncy	NW	46 mi [74 km]	1,045	1.32% decrease
	Nanticoke	N	37 mi [59.5 km]	10,199	6.9% decrease
	Pittston	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	7,547	6.87% decrease
	Pottsville	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	14,405	7.36% decrease
	Shamokin	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	7,367	8.02% decrease
	Sunbury	NW	28 mi [45.06 km]	9,819	7.46% decrease
	Wilkes-Barre	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	40,932	5.08% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance
	Altamont	N	6 mi [9.66 km]
	Beurys Lake	W	5 mi [8.05 km]
	Branchdale	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]
	Buck Run	W	2 mi [3.22 km]
	Englewood	N	6 mi [9.66 km]
	Forestville	W	Less than 2 mi
	Forrestville	SW	Less than 2 mi
	Fountain Springs	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]
	Friedensburg	S	6 mi [9.66 km]
	Heckscherville	N	Less than 2 mi
	Lavelle-Locustdale	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Locustdale	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Marlin	SE	Less than 2 mi
	Newtown	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]
	Seltzer	E	Less than 2 mi

Schuylkill County

Jonestown is located in Schuylkill County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schuylkill: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne and Northumberland.

While not sharing a border with Schuylkill, the counties of Montour and Lancaster are close to Jonestown.

Below are counties that are near Jonestown (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Jonestown:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Jonestown
	Bedford County	S	Napiersville	36 miles [57 km]
	Berks County	S	Round Head	13 miles [20 km]
	Carbon County	NE	Audenried	20 miles [32 km]
	Columbia County	NW	Byrnsville	7 miles [11 km]
	Dauphin County	SW	Greenfield	19 miles [30 km]
	Juniata County	W	Oriental	38 miles [61 km]
	Lancaster County	S	Cocalico	28 miles [45 km]
	Lebanon County	SW	Gold Mine	18 miles [28 km]
	Lehigh County	E	Slateville	21 miles [33 km]
	Luzerne County	SW	Newtown	5 miles [8 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania<3>

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