Scranton

Summary

Scranton is a city of Pennsylvania^[1]. Scranton ranks in the top 7% of city_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,742 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Scranton is located in Lackawanna County^[3].
• Scranton is in the country of United States^[4].
• Scranton is on the body of water Lackawanna River^[5].
• Scranton is on the body of water Lake Scranton^[6].
• Scranton's head of government is recorded as Paige Gebhardt Cognetti^[7].
• Scranton's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania^[8].
• Scranton's instance of is recorded as county seat^[9].
• Scranton's instance of is recorded as home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[10].
• Scranton's shares border with is recorded as Dunmore^[11].
• Scranton's shares border with is recorded as Taylor^[12].
• George W. Scranton is named after Scranton^[13].
• Scranton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Balakovo^[14].
• Scranton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ballina^[15].
• Scranton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guardia Lombardi^[16].
• Scranton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trnava^[17].
• Scranton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Perugia^[18].
• Scranton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Caronia^[19].
• Scranton's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Marino^[20].
• Scranton's postal code is recorded as 18501^[21].
• Scranton's postal code is recorded as 18502^[22].
• Scranton's postal code is recorded as 18503^[23].
• Scranton's postal code is recorded as 18504^[24].
• Scranton's postal code is recorded as 18505^[25].
• Scranton's postal code is recorded as 18508^[26].
• Scranton's postal code is recorded as 18509^[27].

Body

Geography

Scranton is in the country of United States^[4]. Scranton is located in Lackawanna County^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Lackawanna River^[5], a river^[28], in United States^[29] and Lake Scranton^[6], a reservoir^[30], in United States^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Scranton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+66.142853'}^[32]. Scranton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+227'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+76089'}^[34] and {'amount': '+76328'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Pennsylvania^[8], county seat^[9], and home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[10].

History and Context

George W. Scranton is named after Scranton^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Scranton include University of Scranton^[36], a university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1888^[39] and USS Scranton^[40], an attack submarine^[41].

Why It Matters

Scranton ranks in the top 7% of city_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,742 views/month).^[2] Scranton has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Scranton is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Scranton include University of Scranton^[36], a university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1888^[39] and USS Scranton^[40], an attack submarine^[41].