Andreas is a village in the southeast corner of
Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania
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, in
West Penn Township on
Route 895. A small part of Andreas is also in
East Penn Township in
Carbon County. The
Lizard Creek flows eastward through the village to the
Lehigh River
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. Andreas lies at the northern foot of
Blue Mountain in
ZIP Code 18211.
The village and surrounds are geographically closer to
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and
Bethlehem
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than to the Schuylkill County seat at
Pottsville. Andreas is part of the
Lehigh Valley
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, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 69th most populated metropolitan area in the U.S.
Andreas is served by the Mantzville exchanges (386 and 818) in
area code 570
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and (205) in
area code 272. Residents in the eastern section of the village can be assigned a number in the Lehighton (377) exchange of
area code 610
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.
Andreas is surrounded by slate quarries. Galen Glen Winery is located 1 1/2 miles NW of the village and is included in the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail of the
Lehigh Valley AVA
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. The local
hardiness zone
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is 6a
In May of 2021, Cellar Beast Winehouse opened up in Andreas.
Unincorporated communities in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
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