Mossville, Pennsylvania

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Mossville, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 41°16′19″N76°16′45″W / 41.27194°N 76.27917°W / 41.27194; -76.27917 Coordinates: 41°16′19″N76°16′45″W / 41.27194°N 76.27917°W / 41.27194; -76.27917
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Luzerne
Township Fairmount
Elevation
1,270 ft (390 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 570
GNIS feature ID1204215 [1]

Mossville is an unincorporated community in Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Mossville, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.


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