Scranton, Pennsylvania

Scranton
City
From top, left to right: Scranton Electric Building, St. Peter's Cathedral, Downtown Scranton, Scranton City Hall, and Courthouse Square
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Nicknames:  The Electric City, The All America City, Steamtown
Motto(s):  Embracing Our People, Our Traditions and Our Future
Anthem: "Hail, Pennsylvania!"
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Coordinates: 41°24′38″N 75°40′03″W / 41.41056°N 75.66750°W / 41.41056; -75.66750
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lackawanna
Region	Greater Scranton
Incorporated (borough)	February 14, 1856
Incorporated (city)	April 23, 1866
Named for	George W. Scranton
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Body	Scranton City Council
• Mayor	Paige Cognetti (D)
Area [1]
• City	25.54 sq mi (66.14 km2)
• Land	25.31 sq mi (65.55 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
• Metro	1,777 sq mi (4,602 km2)
Elevation	745 ft (227 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• City	76,328
• Density	3,015.96/sq mi (1,164.49/km2)
• Urban	366,713 (US: 113th)
• Urban density	2,261.4/sq mi (873.1/km2)
• Metro	567,559 (US: 100th)
Demonym	Scrantonian/Scrantonite
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	18447, 18501–18505, 18507–18510, 18512, 18514–18515, 18517–18519, 18522, 18540, 18577
Area code(s)	570 and 272
FIPS code	42-69000
GNIS feature ID	634293[3]
Website	www.scrantonpa.gov

Scranton is a city in Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County. The city had a population of 76,328 people in 2020.^[2] 46th U.S. President Joe Biden was born here.

1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "QuickFacts: Scranton city, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scranton, Pennsylvania