Kelayres, Pennsylvania

Kelayres, Pennsylvania
Kelayres Post Office
Kelayres
Kelayres
Coordinates: 40°54′03″N 76°00′13″W / 40.90083°N 76.00361°W / 40.90083; -76.00361
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
TownshipKline
Area
  Total
0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2)
  Land0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,752 ft (534 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
497
  Density4,321.74/sq mi (1,675.73/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18231
Area code(s)570 and 272
GNIS feature ID1178312

Kelayres is a census-designated place in Kline Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States on Broad Mountain, just west of McAdoo. Reservoir Number 8 is just west of Kelayres and drains northward into the Catawissa Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. It is served by the Hazleton Area School District. The local pronunciation of the village is "Key-lar-es" and its ZIP code is 18231. As of the 2010 census the population was 533 residents. Kelayres is in area code 570, served by the 929 McAdoo exchange.