Forty Fort
Forty Fort is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,233 at the 2020 census. Its neighbors are Wyoming, Plains Township, Kingston, and Swoyersville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 4,310 residents
- Description: borough in northeastern Luzerne, County, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Forty Fort, PA” and “Forty Fort, Pennsylvania”
- Neighbors: Wilkes-Barre
Places of Interest
Highlights include William Culver House and Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport.
Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport is a county-owned, public airport located in Forty Fort and Wyoming in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility. Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport is situated 2 miles northeast of Forty Fort.
Luzerne County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Phanatic, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Luzerne County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The building houses the government of Luzerne County. Luzerne County Courthouse is situated 2 miles south of Forty Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pringle and Luzerne.
Pringle
Village
Pringle is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was eight hundred and ninety-one.
Luzerne
Village
Luzerne is a borough located 5 miles north of Wilkes Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,703 at the time of the 2020 census.
Plains
Village
Plains is a census-designated place in Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of the CDP was 4,335 at the 2010 census, out of 9,961 in the entire township.
Forty Fort
- Categories: borough of Pennsylvania and locality
- Location: Borough of Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.27897° or 41° 16′ 44″ northLongitude
-75.87825° or 75° 52′ 42″ westPopulation
4,310Elevation
551 feet (168 metres)United Nations Location Code
US FOVOpen location code
87H674HC+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 158414270OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Forty Fort” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Forty Fort, Pennsylvania”
- Asturian: “Forty Fort”
- Basque: “Forty Fort”
- Catalan: “Forty Fort”
- Cebuano: “Forty Fort”
- Chechen: “Форти-Форт”
- Chinese: “Forty Fort”
- Dutch: “Forty Fort”
- French: “Forty Fort”
- German: “Forty Fort”
- Gilaki: “فؤرتی فؤرت (پنسيلوانيا)”
- Gilaki: “فؤرتی فؤرت”
- Haitian: “Forty Fort, Pennsilvani”
- Haitian: “Forty Fort”
- Italian: “Forty Fort”
- Japanese: “フォーティ・フォート”
- Japanese: “フォーティー・フォート”
- Ladin: “Forty Fort”
- Malagasy: “Forty Fort, Pennsylvania”
- Malagasy: “Forty Fort”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Forty Fort”
- Portuguese: “Forty Fort”
- Serbian: “Форти Форт”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Forty Fort, Pennsylvania”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Forty Fort”
- Spanish: “Forty Fort”
- Swedish: “Forty Fort”
- Tatar: “Форти-Форт”
- Ukrainian: “Форті-Форт”
- Uzbek: “Forty Fort”
- Uzbek: “Фортй Форт”
- Vietnamese: “Forty Fort, Pennsylvania”
- Vietnamese: “Forty Fort”
- Volapük: “Forty Fort”
- Welsh: “Forty Fort, Pennsylvania”
- Welsh: “Forty Fort”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forty Fort United Methodist Church and Betty Mascelli Park.
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