Carbondale, Pennsylvania

Carbondale, Pennsylvania
City
Carbondale City Hall and Courthouse
Nickname: 
The Pioneer City
Location of Carbondale in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Location of Carbondale in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Carbondale is located in Pennsylvania
Carbondale
Carbondale
Location of Carbondale in Pennsylvania
Carbondale is located in the United States
Carbondale
Carbondale
Carbondale (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°34′N 75°30′W / 41.567°N 75.500°W / 41.567; -75.500
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLackawanna
Established1824
Government
 • MayorMichele Bannon[1] (D)
Area
 • Total3.24 sq mi (8.40 km2)
 • Land3.24 sq mi (8.40 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,043 ft (318 m)
Population
 • Total8,828
 • Density2,722.17/sq mi (1,051.04/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18407
Area code570
FIPS code42-11232
GNIS feature ID1215315[3]

Carbondale is a city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States.[5] Carbondale is located approximately 15 miles due northeast of the city of Scranton in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 8,828 at the 2020 census.[6]

The land area that became Carbondale was developed by William and Maurice Wurts, the founders of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, during the rise of the anthracite coal mining industry[5] in the early 19th century. It was also a major terminal of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad. Carbondale was the site of the first deep vein anthracite coal mine[7] in the United States, and was the site of the Carbondale mine fire which burned from 1946 to the early 1970s.

Carbondale has struggled with the demise of the once-prominent coal mining industry that had once made the region a haven for immigrants seeking work. Immigrants from Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and from continental Europe came to Carbondale in the 19th and early 20th centuries to work in the anthracite and railroading industries.

Carbondale is 92.2 miles (148.4 km) north of Allentown and 130.8 miles (210.5 km) northwest of New York City.

  1. ^ WNEP Web Staff; WNEP, New Carbondale mayor sworn in
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbondale, Pennsylvania
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Carbondale" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  6. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  7. ^ Tablet Marking The Site of The First Underground Coal Mine in Carbondale

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