Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Carbondale is a city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. Carbondale is located approximately 15 miles due northeast of the city of Scranton in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 8,828 at the 2020 census.
Carbondale, Pennsylvania | |
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City | |
| Nickname: The Pioneer City | |
Location of Carbondale in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania | |
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| Coordinates: 41°34′N 75°30′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lackawanna |
| Established | 1824 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michele Bannon (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.24 sq mi (8.40 km2) |
| • Land | 3.24 sq mi (8.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,043 ft (318 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 8,828 |
| • Density | 2,722.17/sq mi (1,051.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 18407 |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-11232 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1215315 |
The land area that became Carbondale was developed by William and Maurice Wurts, the founders of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, during the rise of the anthracite coal mining industry in the early 19th century. It was also a major terminal of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad. Carbondale was the site of the first deep vein anthracite coal mine in the United States, and was the site of the Carbondale mine fire which burned from 1946 to the early 1970s.
Carbondale has struggled with the demise of the once-prominent coal mining industry that had once made the region a haven for immigrants seeking work. Immigrants from Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and from continental Europe came to Carbondale in the 19th and early 20th centuries to work in the anthracite and railroading industries.
Carbondale is 92.2 miles (148.4 km) north of Allentown and 130.8 miles (210.5 km) northwest of New York City.