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Tick risk in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Schuylkill County covers 67 towns. Its CDC Lyme rate of 52 cases per 100,000 people a year ranks in the top 13% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease. CDC surveillance lists Deer tick and American dog tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.

Highest and lowest tick risk in Schuylkill County

Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.

At the summer peak, tick risk across Schuylkill County runs from Delano Township (moderate) at the high end to McAdoo Borough (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 19% to 94%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

Tick species in Schuylkill County

CDC county surveillance (established or reported)

  • Deer tickEstablished
  • American dog tickEstablished
  • Lone star tickNot established
  • Gulf Coast tickNot established

Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Schuylkill County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.

Diseases found in local ticks

Lyme diseaseBabesiosisBorrelia miyamotoi (relapsing fever)Powassan virus

Pathogens detected in ticks tested from Schuylkill County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.

Tick control in Schuylkill County, PA

Professional tick control across Schuylkill County usually means a barrier treatment along the lawn edge, leaf litter, stone walls, and shady borders where ticks wait for a host, applied two to four times a season by a licensed pest control company. It is the single most effective way to cut tick numbers in the part of the yard your family actually uses, and it matters most in Schuylkill County's more wooded towns.

How much does tick control cost in Schuylkill County?

Most Schuylkill County homeowners pay about $100 to $200 per visit for professional tick spraying, or roughly $350 to $600 for a full season of barrier treatments, depending on lot size and how wooded the property is. Quotes are free, so it costs nothing to get a real number for your yard.

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Common questions about ticks in Schuylkill County

Which towns in Schuylkill County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, Delano Township carries the highest modeled tick risk in Schuylkill County, followed by Tremont Township, Blythe Township, Reilly Township, Palo Alto Borough. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Schuylkill County ranges from 19% to 94%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. McAdoo Borough sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Schuylkill County?

CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Schuylkill County: Deer tick, American dog tick. The blacklegged (deer) tick is the main carrier of Lyme disease in the Northeast. "Not established" for a species means there is no CDC surveillance record for the county, not that the tick is absent.

Is Lyme disease common in Schuylkill County?

Schuylkill County reports about 52 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), in the top 13% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease (the 63rd-highest of Pennsylvania's 67 counties). Lyme is the dominant blacklegged-tick disease, so TickZone uses this county rate as the disease baseline behind every town's score.

All towns in Schuylkill County

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Tick risk where you live

Tick activity is local and changes daily. Pick your state for tick season dates, the species that live there, and a daily tick-risk score for every town.