Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Dimock Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Woodbourne Forest and Wildlife Preserve
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 41°44′00″N 75°54′59″W / 41.73333°N 75.91639°W / 41.73333; -75.91639
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Susquehanna
Settled	1796
Incorporated	1832
Area [1]
• Total	29.48 sq mi (76.36 km2)
• Land	29.03 sq mi (75.19 km2)
• Water	0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,232
• Estimate  (2021)[2]	1,230
• Density	48.84/sq mi (18.86/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	18816
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-115-19264

Dimock Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,232 at the 2020 census.^[2] It is the home of former U.S. Congressman Chris Carney, a Democrat who represented Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district from 2007 to 2011. The school building for the Elk Lake School District is located near the village of Elk Lake in the township.

Dimock was the site of a much publicized incident of water contamination from hydraulic fracturing, a process used to extract natural gas from the Marcellus Formation. In May 2012, after the installation of water treatment systems in affected homes, methane and arsenic were found only in small amounts at one home.^[3] At that time the EPA reported that their most recent "set of sampling did not show levels of contaminants that would give EPA reason to take further action."^[3] As of 2012, natural gas companies have been permitted to resume hydraulic fracturing in the area. The EPA and various universities continue to monitor water quality.^[3][4]