Scranton, County seat in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Scranton sits at 227 meters above sea level in northeastern Pennsylvania, surrounded by the Pocono Mountains and Endless Mountains regions.
The Scranton brothers established the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad in 1849, transforming the settlement into a major transportation hub.
The Electric City sign, installed in 1880 at Dickson Manufacturing Company, marks Scranton as one of the first American cities with electric power.
The Steamtown National Historic Site spans 40 acres of railroad yard, offering exhibits and excursion trains through Pennsylvania's mountain regions.
Five connected cities and forty boroughs form a continuous urban area with Scranton, creating a metropolitan region of 562,037 residents.
Location: Lackawanna County
Elevation above the sea: 227 m
Shares border with: Dunmore, Taylor
Website: http://scrantonpa.gov
GPS coordinates: 41.40897,-75.66241
Latest update: May 28, 2025 04:00
Nay Aug Park
1.8 km
Union Pacific 4012
776 m
Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel
329 m
Scranton Cultural Center
278 m
Electric City Trolley Museum
894 m
Everhart Museum
1.8 km
Scranton City Hall
104 m
Farley's Eatery and Pub
171 m
St. Stanislaus Cathedral in Scranton, Pennsylvania
1.8 km
St. Peter's Cathedral
204 m
Scranton
786 m
Lackawanna County Courthouse
102 m
Harrison Avenue Bridge
1.4 km
William J. Nealon Federal Building and United States Courthouse
58 m
Albright Memorial Building
305 m
North Scranton Junior High School
2.5 km
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard-Dickson Manufacturing Co. Site
635 m
Finch Building
235 m
Tripp Family Homestead
2.1 km
First Church of Christ, Scientist
155 m
Terence V. Powderly House
1.5 km
Florence Apartments
640 m
Lackawanna Avenue Commercial Historic District
291 m
Grand Army of the Republic Building
316 m
Roger Williams Public School No. 10
1.7 km
James Madison School
764 m
Dime Bank Building
276 m
Century Club of Scranton
630 mReviews
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