Scranton
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Summary
Scranton is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. Scranton ranks in the top 7% of city of pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,214 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lackawanna County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lackawanna River[5], Lake Scranton[6]
- Head of government: Paige Gebhardt Cognetti[7]
- Instance of: county seat[8], home rule municipality of Pennsylvania[9]
- Shares border with: Dunmore[10], Taylor[11]
- Named after: George W. Scranton[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Balakovo[13], Ballina[14], Guardia Lombardi[15], Trnava[16], Perugia[17], Caronia[18], San Marino[19]
- Postal code: 18501[20], 18502[21], 18503[22], 18504[23], 18505[24], 18508[25], 18509[26], 18510[27], 18512[28], 18515[29], 18519[30], 18540[31], 18577[32]
- Commons category: Scranton, Pennsylvania[33]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[34]
- Local dialing code: 610[35]
- Official website: http://www.scrantonpa.gov[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Scranton, Pennsylvania[37]
- Commons gallery: Scranton, Pennsylvania[38]
- Population: 76,089[39], 76,328[40]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania[41]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[42], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[45], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[46], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[47], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[48]
- Capital of: Lackawanna County[49]
- Official name: Scranton[50]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Scranton, Pennsylvania[51]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Scranton, Pennsylvania[52]
- Number of households: 31,363[53]
- Native label: Scranton[54]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Scranton, Pennsylvania[55]
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Physical Characteristics
Scranton covers an area of 66.142853 km²[56]. Scranton sits at an elevation of 227 m[57].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Scranton include University of Scranton[58], a university[59], in United States[60], founded in 1888[61] and USS Scranton[62], an attack submarine[63].
Why It Matters
Scranton has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Scranton is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
Entities named for Scranton include University of Scranton[58], a university[59], in United States[60], founded in 1888[61] and USS Scranton[62], an attack submarine[63].