Chinchilla, Pennsylvania

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Chinchilla, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Chinchilla, Pennsylvania."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Chinchilla, Pennsylvania."
Chinchilla
Coordinates: 41°29′9.1″N 75°39′59.3″W / 41.485861°N 75.666472°W / 41.485861; -75.666472Coordinates: 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[2]
45-3-01[2]
TownshipsScott
South Abington
Area
 • Total2.580 sq mi (6.69 km2)
 • Land2.500[3] sq mi (6.475 km2)
 • Water0.080[3] sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
1,165[4] ft (355 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,098[1]
 • Density839.2/sq mi (324.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code
De facto
18411[5] (Clarks Summit)
Area code(s)570
GNIS feature IDs1198566[4] (village)
2628808[6] (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.[1] It was known as "Leach's Flats" until supposedly renamed by a postmaster in the 1880s after her chinchilla-fur shawl.[7] 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.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". Census.gov. U.S. Department of Commerce. 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Magisterial District Judges". Lackawanna County. Lackawanna County. 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b 2014 Census National Places Gazetteer File for Pennsylvania (Report). U.S. Department of Commerce. 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Chinchilla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Chinchilla Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  7. ^ ">Origin of town names of Northeast Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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