Coal Region

Pennsylvania's Coal Region has a rich heritage of coal mining and is, in fact, home to the largest deposits of anthracite coal in the Americas. Once a region full of mining towns, the area has since become a tourist destination.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.

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is a city in . It is near , and is the seventh most populous city in the state. Today, it is perhaps best known as the setting of the hit TV show "The Office" and the birthplace of Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States.

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is a city of 41,000 people in , approximately 20 miles southwest of . The city is named for John Wilkes and Isaac Barre, both of whom were members of the British Parliament who opposed royal rule of the colonies.

is a city and the county seat of , United States. The population was 13,346 at the 2020 census, and is the principal city of the , PA Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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is a city in the Coal Region of . It is a mostly impoverished city since the departure of coal mining that has seen Hispanic immigration.

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is a borough in the Coal Region, near , and the , in the U.S. state of .

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is a borough in , United States, adjoining . It is part of and was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862.

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is a borough in and counties in the U.S. state of , 15 miles northwest of . It is part of .

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is a small borough in Luzerne County, . It is located on the Susquehanna River at the mouth of Creek and is surrounded by mountains on all sides.

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is a borough in , northwest of in . The population was 5,108 at the 2020 census. It is also the northern control city of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, I-476, though the official terminus is in adjacent South Abington Township.

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is a borough in the Coal Region, near , and the , in the state of in the United States of America.

Coal Region

Latitude of center
41.31° or 41° 18′ 36″ north
Longitude of center
-76.27° or 76° 16′ 12″ west
Wiki­data ID
Q5137767
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Coal Region” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “煤炭區”
  • Chinese: “賓州煤礦區”
  • Italian: “Coal Region”
  • Japanese: “コール・リージョン”
  • Japanese: “石炭地帯 (ペンシルベニア州)”

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