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Chinchilla, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°29′9.1″N 75°39′59.3″W / 41.485861°N 75.666472°W / 41.485861; -75.666472
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Chinchilla, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°29′9.1″N 75°39′59.3″W / 41.485861°N 75.666472°W / 41.485861; -75.666472
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
U.S. Congressional DistrictPA-10
School DistrictsLakeland (Region III)
Abington Heights (Region III)
CountyLackawanna
Magisterial Districts45-3-03[1]
45-3-01[1]
TownshipsScott
South Abington
Area
[6]
 • Total
2.59 sq mi (6.70 km2)
 • Land2.51 sq mi (6.49 km2)
 • Water0.081 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
1,165 ft (355 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total
1,959
 • Density782/sq mi (301.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code
De facto
18411[3] (Clarks Summit)
Area code570
GNIS feature IDs1198566[2] (village)
2628808[4] (CDP)
FIPS codes42-13480

Chinchilla is a village and census-designated place in Scott and South Abington townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The CDP's population was 2,098 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.[7] It was known as "Leach's Flats" until supposedly renamed by a female postmaster in the 1880 after her chinchilla-fur shawl.[8] Chinchilla is located in the gorge of Leggetts Creek, which flows southward into the Lackawanna River on the north side of Scranton. Interstate 81, U.S. Route 6/11 and the Norfolk Southern Railroad (former Lackawanna Railroad) use the gorge between Scranton and Clarks Summit. Chinchilla has its own post office, with ZIP Code 18410.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,959—
U.S. Decennial Census[9][5]

Education

The school district for the South Abington Township part is Abington Heights School District. The school district for the Scott Township part is Lakeland School District.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Magisterial District Judges". Lackawanna County. Lackawanna County. 2015. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chinchilla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Chinchilla Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 10, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". Census.gov. U.S. Department of Commerce. 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ ">Origin of town names of Northeast Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lackawanna County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2024. - Text list
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