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Hometown, Pennsylvania

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Hometown, Pennsylvania

Hometown is a village in Rush Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States that sits astride a crossing point between important transportation corridors. The population was 1,399 at the 2000 census, and excepting for the area near the east–west PA 54 running mostly parallel to the tracks of the Reading, Blue Mountain, and Northern Railroad — once the important east–west shortline Nesquehoning & Mahanoy Railroad — and the PA 54 junction with PA 309..

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About Hometown

Set in the eastern part of Pennsylvania, Hometown is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Hometown is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2 square miles.

What Makes Hometown Unique

  • An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
  • Positioned in eastern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
  • Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

  • Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
  • Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Hometown

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Hometown

  • Hope and Coffee — coffee shop (café)
  • Two King's Pizzeria — pizza
  • Asia Star
  • Basile Italian Delight Restaurant — italian
  • Beacon Diner
  • China Buffet
  • Crown Fried Chicken
  • La Dolce Casa — italian
  • Luigi's Brick Oven Pizzeria — pizza
  • Mila Buffet

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

  • Climb-A-Lot Clubhouse · Arcade
  • Stosh & Stan's Pool Palace · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hometown

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

TypeCDP
Population (2024)
Land area2 sq mi
Coordinates40.8216, -75.9865

🗺️ Map of Hometown