Country United States ZIP codes 17964 Elevation 283 m Local time Monday 6:36 PM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1183975 Zip code 17964 Area code 648 (570 Exchange) | |
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Pitman is an unincorporated community in Eldred Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The village center lies on state route 4022 and includes approximately twenty-five residences. A US Post Office is in the village and because the 17964 postal code extends over nearly all of Eldred Township, area residents 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 Mahantango Mountain and Line Mountain meet. Little Mahantango Creek, a tributary within the Susquehanna River basin begins in the vicinity of Pitman and flows westward into Mahantango Creek.
Map of Pitman, PA 17964, USA
The earliest settlements in the vicinity of Pitman were established in around 1800. The village was originally known as Zimmermanstown.