Pitman, Pennsylvania

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Pitman
Unincorporated community
Pitman
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°42′54″N 76°31′15″W / 40.71500°N 76.52083°W / 40.71500; -76.52083Coordinates: 40°42′54″N 76°31′15″W / 40.71500°N 76.52083°W / 40.71500; -76.52083
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Schuylkill
Elevation 928 ft (283 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 17964
GNIS feature ID 1183975[1]

Pitman is an unincorporated community in Eldred township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The village center lies upon state route 4022 and includes approximately twenty-five residences. A US Post Office is located within the village and because the 17964 postal code extends over nearly all of Eldred township, area residence refer to the entire township as Pitman. Agriculture is the primary industry. Pitman is located in the far eastern end of the Mahantongo valley where the Mahantongo and Line Mountains meet. Little Mahantango Creek, a tributary within the Susquehanna river basin begins in Pitman and flows westward into the Mahantango Creek.

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