Mount Carbon, PA

United States

Mount Carbon is a tiny Schuylkill County borough of 69 people in Pennsylvania's coal country. Take Route 61 north from Pottsville (8 miles) or south from Mount Carmel, with Route 901 providing east-west connections. I-81 sits 12 miles east for longer trips. The community sits along active railroad tracks where freight trains still roll through town center several times each day.