Carbondale, Pennsylvania

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Carbondale, Pennsylvania is a small city in northeastern Pennsylvania historically known as a coal-mining and railroad center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 272
570
climate humid continental climate
coalField Pennsylvania anthracite coal region
surface form: Northern Anthracite Coal Field
country United States of America
countrySubdivision Pennsylvania
surface form: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
county Lackawanna County
daylightSavingTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
demographicCategory small post-industrial city
distanceToScranton approximately 15 miles northeast
economicShift transitioned from coal and rail to service-oriented economy
educationDistrict Carbondale Area School District
elevation approximately 1,450 feet above sea level
governmentType mayor–council government
hasFeature former coal mining sites
historic downtown
residential neighborhoods
hasHistoricSignificance one of the earliest deep anthracite coal mining areas in the United States
site of early gravity railroad technology development
historicalRole coal-mining center
railroad center
incorporationStatus city
locatedIn Northeastern Pennsylvania
Wyoming Valley
surface form: Wyoming Valley region
namedAfter Carbondale, England
nearestMajorCity Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
notableNearbyAttraction Merli-Sarnoski Park NERFINISHED
partOf Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area
populationTrend small city
postalCode 18407
primaryIndustryHistorical anthracite coal mining
railroad operations
railroadHistory early terminus of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company gravity railroad
region Appalachian Mountains
Pennsylvania anthracite coal region
surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania

Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area
surface form: Greater Scranton area

Pennsylvania anthracite coal region
surface form: Northeastern Pennsylvania coal region
river Lackawanna River
state Pennsylvania
subdivisionType city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
timezone Eastern Time Zone
transportation connected by regional bus services
served by U.S. Route 6
transportationHistory important early railroad hub in the United States

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Robert Wood Johnson I placeOfBirth Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Terry Pegula placeOfBirth Carbondale, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States
Carbondale, Illinois namedAfter Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Lackawanna River passesNear Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Lackawanna River cityOnRiver Carbondale, Pennsylvania