| Area code, Numbering Plan Area (NPA) Code. An NPA, also known as a telephone area code, is the first three digits of a 10-digit North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone number) |
Area code (Numbering Plan Area (NPA)) 717, 570, 272, 223 state Pennsylvania (PA)
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| City |
Scranton, Lancaster, Harrisburg, York, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, Lebanon, Hazleton |
| County |
Lancaster, York, Berks, Luzerne, Northampton, Dauphin, Cumberland, Lackawanna, Monroe, Franklin, Schuylkill, Lebanon, Lycoming, Adams, Northumberland, Columbia, Carbon, Bradford, Pike, Wayne, Mifflin, Perry, Union, Susquehanna, Tioga, Snyder, Clinton, Wyoming, Juniata, Montour, Fulton, Sullivan |
| State |
Pennsylvania (PA) |
| Country |
US (United States) |
Scranton, Pennsylvania (PA)
|
| County |
Lackawanna |
| Region |
Greater Scranton |
| Incorporated (borough) |
February 14, 1856 |
| Incorporated (city) |
April 23, 1866 |
| Named for |
George W. Scranton |
| Government |
|
| • Mayor |
Paige Gebhardt Cognetti (I) |
| Area |
|
| • City and County Seat |
25.54 sq mi (66.14 km2) |
| • Land |
25.31 sq mi (65.55 km2) |
| • Water |
0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2) |
| • Metro |
1,777 sq mi (4,602 km2) |
| Elevation |
745 ft (227 m) |
| Population (2010) |
|
| • City and County Seat |
76,089 |
| • Estimate (2018) |
77,182 |
| • Density |
3,066.42/sq mi (1,183.97/km2) |
| • Urban |
381,502 (US:99th) |
| • Metro |
562,037 (US:95th) |
| Demonym(s) |
Scrantonian |
| Time zone |
UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) |
UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes |
18447, 18501-18505, 18507-18510, 18512, 18514-18515, 18517-18519, 18522, 18540, 18577 |
| Area code(s) |
570 and 272 |
| FIPS code |
42-69000 |
| Primary Airport |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport- AVP (Major/International) |
| Secondary Airport |
Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport- WBW (Minor) |
Pennsylvania state
|
| Country |
United States |
| Before statehood |
Province of Pennsylvania |
| Admitted to the Union |
December 12, 1787 (2nd) |
| Capital |
Harrisburg |
| Largest city |
Philadelphia |
| Largest metro |
Delaware Valley |
| Government |
|
| • Governor |
Tom Wolf (D) |
| • Lieutenant Governor |
John Fetterman (D) |
| Legislature |
General Assembly |
| • Upper house |
State Senate |
| • Lower house |
House of Representatives |
| U.S. senators |
Bob Casey Jr. (D), Pat Toomey (R) |
| U.S. House delegation |
9 Democrats, 9 Republicans |
| Area |
|
| • Total |
46,055 sq mi (119,283 km2) |
| • Land |
44,816.61 sq mi (116,074 km2) |
| • Water |
1,239 sq mi (3,208 km2) 2.7% |
| Area rank |
33rd |
| Dimensions |
|
| • Length |
170 mi (273 km) |
| • Width |
283 mi (455 km) |
| Elevation |
1,100 ft (340 m) |
| Highest elevation (Mount Davis) |
3,213 ft (979 m) |
| Lowest elevation (Delaware River at Delaware border) |
0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2019) |
|
| • Total |
12,801,989 |
| • Rank |
5th |
| • Density |
284/sq mi (110/km2) |
| • Density rank |
9th |
| • Median household income |
$59,195 |
| • Income rank |
25th |
| Demonym(s) |
Pennsylvanian |
| Language |
|
| • Official language |
None |
| • Spoken language |
English 90.15% |
| |
Spanish 4.09% |
| |
German (Including Pennsylvania German) 0.87% |
| |
Chinese 0.47% |
| |
Italian 0.43% |
| Time zone |
UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) |
UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
Postal City |
| PA |
Villa Park |
| ISO 3166 code |
US-PA |
| Trad. abbreviation |
Pa., Penn., Penna. |
| Latitude |
39°43′ to 42°16′ N |
| Longitude |
74°41′ to 80°31′ W |
