Chinchilla, Pennsylvania

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Chinchilla, Pennsylvania
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Chinchilla
Coordinates: 41°29′9.1″N75°39′59.3″W / 41.485861°N 75.666472°W / 41.485861; -75.666472
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District PA-10
School Districts Lakeland (Region III)
Abington Heights (Region III)
County Lackawanna
Magisterial Districts 45-3-03 [1]
45-3-01 [1]
Townships Scott
South Abington
Area
[2]
  Total
2.58 sq mi (6.70 km2)
  Land2.50 sq mi (6.49 km2)
  Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
1,165 [3]  ft (355 m)
Population
 (2020) [4]
  Total
1,959
  Density782.04/sq mi (301.90/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code
Area code 570
GNIS feature IDs1198566 [3] (village)
2628808 [6] (CDP)
FIPS codes 42-13480

Chinchilla is a village and census-designated place in Scott and South Abington townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The CDP's population was 2,098 at the time of the 2010 United States Census. [7] It was known as "Leach's Flats" until supposedly renamed by a female postmaster in the 1880 after her chinchilla-fur shawl. [8] Chinchilla is located in the gorge of Leggetts Creek, which flows southward into the Lackawanna River on the north side of Scranton. Interstate 81, U.S. Route 6/11 and the Norfolk Southern Railroad (former Lackawanna Railroad) use the gorge between Scranton and Clarks Summit. Chinchilla has its own post office, with ZIP Code 18410.

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 1,959
U.S. Decennial Census [9] [4]

Education

The school district for the South Abington Township part is Abington Heights School District. The school district for the Scott Township part is Lakeland School District. [10]

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