Chinchilla, Pennsylvania

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Chinchilla, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Chinchilla
Coordinates: 41°29′9.1″N75°39′59.3″W / 41.485861°N 75.666472°W / 41.485861; -75.666472
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District PA-10
School Districts Lakeland (Region III)
Abington Heights (Region III)
County Lackawanna
Magisterial Districts 45-3-03 [1]
45-3-01 [1]
Townships Scott
South Abington
Area
[2]
 • Total2.58 sq mi (6.70 km2)
 • Land2.50 sq mi (6.49 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
1,165 [3]  ft (355 m)
Population
 (2020) [4]
 • Total1,959
 • Density782.04/sq mi (301.90/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code
De facto
18411 [5] (Clarks Summit)
Area code 570
GNIS feature IDs1198566 [3] (village)
2628808 [6] (CDP)
FIPS codes 42-13480

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%±
2020 1,959—
U.S. Decennial Census [9] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Magisterial District Judges". Lackawanna County. Lackawanna County. 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Chinchilla". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Chinchilla Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 10, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  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.
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