Salem Township
Salem Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,019 at the 2020 census. The Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, a nuclear power plant, is located in Salem.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 4,030 residents
- Description: township in western Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania” and “Township of Salem”
- Neighbors: Shickshinny
Places of Interest
Highlights include Susquehanna Steam Electric Station.
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station
Power station
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The Susquehanna Steam Electric Station is a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Susquehanna is capable of generating enough power to provide more than two million homes with electricity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shickshinny and Mocanaqua.
Shickshinny
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Shickshinny is a small borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is located on the Susquehanna River at the mouth of Shickshinny Creek and is surrounded by mountains on all sides.
Mocanaqua
Hamlet
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Mocanaqua is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 646 at the 2010 census. Mocanaqua is situated 3½ miles northeast of Salem Township.
Beach Haven
Hamlet
Beach Haven is an unincorporated community in Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Susquehanna River and U.S. Route 11; it is 3.1 miles east of Berwick. Beach Haven is situated 2½ miles south of Salem Township.
Salem Township
- Category: township of Pennsylvania
- Location: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Vietnamese—“Salem Township” goes by many names.
- German: “Salem Township”
- Hungarian: “Salem Township”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Salem Township”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Salem (condado de Luzerne, Pensilvania)”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Salem”
- Ukrainian: “Сейлем Тауншип”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Salem, Quận Luzerne, Pennsylvania”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Salem”
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