Chinchilla, Pennsylvania

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.[4] 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.

Chinchilla, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Chinchilla
Chinchilla
Coordinates: 41°29′9.1″N 75°39′59.3″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
U.S. Congressional DistrictPA-10
School DistrictsLakeland (Region III)
Abington Heights (Region III)
CountyLackawanna
Magisterial Districts45-3-03[1]
45-3-01[1]
TownshipsScott
South Abington
Area
 • Total2.580 sq mi (6.69 km2)
 • Land2.500[2] sq mi (6.475 km2)
 • Water0.080[2] sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
1,165[3] ft (355 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,098[4]
 • 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[3] (village)
2628808[6] (CDP)
FIPS codes42-13480

References
  1. "Magisterial District Judges". Lackawanna County. Lackawanna County. 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. 2014 Census National Places Gazetteer File for Pennsylvania (Report). U.S. Department of Commerce. 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. "Chinchilla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". Census.gov. U.S. Department of Commerce. 2010. 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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