Hunlock Creek
Hunlock Creek is an unincorporated community in Hunlock Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Susquehanna River and U.S. Route 11, 3.2 miles west of Nanticoke.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania” and “Hunlocks Creek”
- Postal code: 18621
Places of Interest
Highlights include State Correctional Institution – Retreat.
State Correctional Institution – Retreat
Prison
State Correctional Institution – Retreat is a former 350-bed Medium-Security correctional facility for males. Located on the site of the former Retreat State Hospital, the facility is located about 12 miles south of Wilkes-Barre in the northeastern part of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wanamie and Sheatown.
Wanamie
Hamlet
Photo: Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wanamie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Newport Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is located in the southwestern end of the Wyoming Valley and uses the Nanticoke zip code of 18634. Wanamie is situated 3 miles southeast of Hunlock Creek.
Sheatown
Hamlet
Sheatown is a census-designated place in Newport Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is adjacent to the west side of the city of Nanticoke. The population of Sheatown was 671 at the 2010 census. Sheatown is situated 3 miles east of Hunlock Creek.
West Nanticoke
Hamlet
West Nanticoke is a census-designated place in Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, across the Susquehanna River from the city of Nanticoke. The population of the CDP was 749 at the 2010 census. West Nanticoke is situated 3 miles east of Hunlock Creek.
Hunlock Creek
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Hunlock Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.20639° or 41° 12′ 23″ northLongitude
-76.06587° or 76° 3′ 57″ westElevation
528 feet (161 metres)Open location code
87H56W4M+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 158332808OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hunlock Creek”. Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0.