Avoca, Pennsylvania

Avoca, Pennsylvania
Borough
The 1910 Municipal Building
Location of Avoca in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 41°20′20″N 75°44′30″W / 41.33889°N 75.74167°W / 41.33889; -75.74167
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Luzerne
Region	Greater Pittston
Incorporated	1871
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Bob Mullen
• Council[1]	List of council members *1st Ward: Gary Halagarda (vice president) , Holly Homschek (president), Dennis O’Brien *2nd Ward: Michael Fuller, Jonathan Gedrich, Alan Kiesinger *3rd Ward: Bob Dommermuth, Jim Emlaw, Kyler Kovaleski
Area [2]
• Total	1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
• Land	1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	735 ft (224 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	2,507
• Density	2,457.84/sq mi (948.62/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code	18641
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-03640

Avoca is a borough within the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 7.5 miles (12.1 km) northeast of Wilkes Barre and 3.4 miles (5.5 km) southwest of Scranton. The population was 2,501 at the time of the 2020 census.^[4] Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport borders Avoca to the east.