Laporte, Pennsylvania
Laporte is a borough and the county seat of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 320 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Sullivan County. Laporte is surrounded by Laporte Township. It was named for John Laporte. It is the smallest county seat in Pennsylvania by population (as of the 2000 Census), and in 1969 was one of the two smallest in the United States.
Laporte, Pennsylvania | |
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The Sullivan County Courthouse, built 1894, in Laporte | |
Location of Laporte in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. | |
Laporte Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Laporte Laporte (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°25′24″N 76°29′27″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Sullivan |
| Settled | 1850 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1853 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.23 sq mi (3.19 km2) |
| • Land | 1.07 sq mi (2.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,972 ft (601 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 314 |
| • Density | 294.01/sq mi (113.56/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT |
| ZIP code | 18626 |
| Area code | 570 Exchange: 946 |
| FIPS code | 42-41512 |
| Website | www |
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