Carbondale, Pennsylvania
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Carbondale, Pennsylvania is a small city in northeastern Pennsylvania historically known as a coal-mining and railroad center.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carbondale, Pennsylvania canonical | 4 |
| Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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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this entity surface form:
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States