Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania

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Borough of Mount Carmel
Borough
View of Mount Carmel from the northeast
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Location of Mount Carmel in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
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Coordinates: 40°47′47″N 76°24′44″W / 40.79639°N 76.41222°W / 40.79639; -76.41222
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Northumberland
Settled	1770
Incorporated, Township	November 14, 1854
Incorporated, Borough	November 3, 1862
Government
• Mayor	Phillip "Bing" Cimino (D)
• Chief of Police	Christopher J. Buhay
Area [1]
• Total	0.66 sq mi (1.71 km2)
• Land	0.66 sq mi (1.71 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2] (center of borough)	1,100 ft (300 m)
Highest elevation [2] (southeastern boundary of borough)	1,300 ft (400 m)
Lowest elevation [2] (Shamokin Creek on western borough boundary)	1,035 ft (315 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	5,725
• Density	8,648.04/sq mi (3,341.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17851
Area codes	570 and 272
FIPS code	42-51496
FIPS	51496
Website	www.mountcarmelborough.org

Mount Carmel is a borough in Northumberland County, located in the Coal Heritage Region of Central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley, United States. The population was 5,725 at the 2020 census. It is located 88 miles (141 km) northwest of Philadelphia and 71 miles (114 km) northeast of Harrisburg, in the Coal Region. It is completely encircled by Mount Carmel Township.