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Scranton

Also known as Scranton, Pennsylvania, Scranton, PA, Electric City, Steamtown, Scrantonia

city in and county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Scranton is a city in Pennsylvania that serves as the county seat of Lackawanna County. It is located in the northeastern part of the state and functions as the primary administrative center for the county.

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Official name: Scranton
Population: 76328
Area: 66.142871
Elevation: 227
Official website: www.scrantonpa.gov
Image: Scranton, Pennsylvania's skyline- --Scranton, Pennsylvania-- is the largest city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania- 2014-07-07 21-52.jpg
Households: 31363
Dialing code: 610

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postal code: 18519
native label: Scranton
Commons category: Scranton, Pennsylvania
water area: 0.592027
water as percent of area: 0.8951
per capita income: 23951
Commons gallery: Scranton, Pennsylvania
date of incorporation: 1856-02-14
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Scranton is a second A class city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 at the 2020 census, Scranton is the sixth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is part of the Wyoming Valley metropolitan area, which includes five cities and more than 40 boroughs forming a contiguous urban corridor with an estimated 574,000 residents. It is located 56 miles (90 km) north of Allentown, 104 miles (167 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia, and 99 miles (159 km) west-northwest of New York City.

Scranton is located in the Lackawanna River valley and was historically the largest of several anthracite coal mining communities in the area, including Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke. It was incorporated as a borough in 1856 and as a city in 1866, later becoming the seat of the newly formed Lackawanna County in 1878. The city contains a federal courthouse for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The city is conventionally divided into nine districts, namely North Scranton, Southside, Westside, Eastside/Hill Section, Central City, Minooka, West Mountain, East Mountain, and Green Ridge.