Carbon County, Pennsylvania

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Carbon County, Pennsylvania is a rural county in the eastern part of the state known for its Appalachian landscapes, outdoor recreation in the Pocono region, and historic coal-mining communities.

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Carbon County, Pennsylvania canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Pennsylvania
borders Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Luzerne County
surface form: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
climate humid continental climate
containsProtectedArea Beltzville State Park
Hickory Run State Park
Lehigh Gorge State Park
containsRiver Lehigh River
containsSettlement Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Lansford, Pennsylvania
Lehighton
surface form: Lehighton, Pennsylvania

Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania
Palmerton, Pennsylvania
Summit Hill, Pennsylvania
Weatherly, Pennsylvania
containsWaterBody Beltzville Lake
country United States of America
governmentType county government
hasAreaCode 484
570
610
835
hasCountySeat Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
hasFIPSCode 42025
hasGNISID 01206140
historicalIndustry anthracite coal mining
railroad transportation
historicalSite Asa Packer Mansion
Old Jail Museum (Jim Thorpe)
isRural true
knownFor Appalachian landscapes
historic coal-mining communities
outdoor recreation
locatedIn Pocono Mountains region, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pocono Mountains region

eastern Pennsylvania
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter anthracite coal
partOf Appalachian Mountains
partOfRegion Pennsylvania anthracite coal region
surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania
state Pennsylvania
subdivisionOf United States of America
tourismAttraction hiking and camping
skiing and winter sports
whitewater rafting on the Lehigh River

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Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania borders Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Pocono Mountains region, Pennsylvania contains Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Big Boulder Ski Area locatedIn Carbon County, Pennsylvania
U.S. Route 209 passesThrough Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania borderedBy Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania county Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania isCountySeatOf Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Hickory Run State Park locatedIn Carbon County, Pennsylvania