Town guide

Auburn Borough, Pennsylvania

Auburn Borough is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, home to about 449 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17922.

Homes sold for a median of $163 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population449277 per sq mi
Median home value$180,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$163Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking13%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Auburn Borough

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Auburn Borough

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)69 miles away
Closer regional airportLancaster Airport (LNS)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA66 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Auburn Borough; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Auburn Borough

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Auburn Borough had 660 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.

It’s the 2215th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Schuylkill County grew from 172,927 residents in 1900 to 143,049 in 2020.

Auburn Borough population by census2000: 839, 2010: 741, 2020: 660839200074120106602020

Schuylkill County, 1900–2020

Schuylkill County population, 1900 to 20201900: 172,927, 1910: 207,894, 1920: 217,754, 1930: 235,505, 1940: 228,331, 1950: 200,577, 1960: 173,027, 1970: 160,089, 1980: 160,630, 1990: 152,585, 2000: 150,336, 2010: 148,289, 2020: 143,049173K’00’10218K’20’30228K’40’50173K’60’70161K’80’90150K’00’10143K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 49.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Auburn BoroughJan: high 38°F, low 20°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 22°F, 2.7 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 30°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 40°F, 3.7 in; May: high 73°F, low 50°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 60°F, 5 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 64°F, 5.2 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 63°F, 4.9 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 55°F, 5.1 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 42°F, 4.5 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 33°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 26°F, 3.9 in38°20°Jan3.541°22°Feb2.750°30°Mar3.763°40°Apr3.773°50°May4.181°60°Jun5.085°64°Jul5.283°63°Aug4.976°55°Sep5.164°42°Oct4.553°33°Nov3.342°26°Dec3.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hamburg, PA weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Schuylkill County

41,596 jobs at 2,705 businesses in Schuylkill County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Schuylkill CountyManufacturing: 9,739 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 7,469 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 6,820 jobs; Retail trade: 5,431 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,628 jobs; Construction: 1,789 jobs; Other services: 1,630 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,180 jobsManufacturing 23% Health care and social assistance 18% Transportation and warehousing 16% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 6% Construction 4% Other services 4% Wholesale trade 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Auburn Borough.

Nearest hospitals

  • Geisinger St.. Luke's HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Orwigsburg4.2 miles
  • Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Pottsville6.7 miles
  • Penn State Health St.. JosephGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Reading17.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers3

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Auburn Borough

Grocery stores

  • Boyer's Food Market3.0 mi
  • Redner's3.5 mi
  • Giant4.1 mi
  • Boyer's4.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Stine's Pharmacy3.1 mi

Libraries

  • Schuylkill Haven Library2.9 mi
  • Orwigsburg Free Public Library4.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Walk-in Art Center2.8 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with South Manheim, West Brunswick, Wayne Township (Schuylkill County) and Deer Lake.

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