Dallas, Pennsylvania

Dallas, Pennsylvania
Borough
Typical street in Dallas
Motto:  "The Pride of the Back Mountain" [1]
Location of Dallas in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
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Coordinates: 41°20′0″N 75°58′0″W / 41.33333°N 75.96667°W / 41.33333; -75.96667
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Luzerne
Settled	1797
Incorporated	1879
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area [2]
• Total	2.39 sq mi (6.19 km2)
• Land	2.30 sq mi (5.96 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation	1,243 ft (379 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	2,694
• Density	1,170.29/sq mi (451.94/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	18612
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-18048
Website	www.dallasborough.org

Dallas is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,692 at the 2020 census.^[4] The local government describes the borough as the "Pride" of the Back Mountain (a 118 square mile region in northern Luzerne County). The area includes the townships of Dallas, Franklin, Jackson, Kingston, Lake, and Lehman. The region also includes the boroughs of Dallas and Harveys Lake. Dallas is in the vicinity of Misericordia University and Dallas State Correctional Institution (which holds 2,150 inmates).