Andreas is a village in the southeast corner of Schuylkill County,

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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

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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

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than to the Schuylkill County seat at Pottsville. Andreas is part of the

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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

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and (205) in

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. Residents in the eastern section of the village can be assigned a number in the Lehighton (377) exchange of

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. Andreas is surrounded by slate quarries
Cellar Beast Winehouse
is located 2 1/2 miles west of the village. 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. The local

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is 6a.

Notable people

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