Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

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city

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States is a historic industrial city in northeastern Pennsylvania known for its coal-mining heritage and as the childhood hometown of U.S. President Joe Biden.

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Observed surface forms (1)

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Scranton, Pennsylvania 10

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
areaCode 272 ⓘ
570 ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Lackawanna County ⓘ
economy education ⓘ
healthcare ⓘ
logistics and distribution ⓘ
service sector ⓘ
elevation approximately 745 feet ⓘ
foundedAs Slocum Hollow ⓘ
governmentType strong mayor–council ⓘ
hasCulturalAttraction Electric City Trolley Museum ⓘ
Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour ⓘ
Steamtown National Historic Site ⓘ
hasHeritage coal-mining heritage ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Scranton Historic District ⓘ
hasMayor city mayor of Scranton (office) ⓘ
hasSportsFacility PNC Field ⓘ
hasSportsTeam Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders ⓘ
hasUniversity Marywood University ⓘ
University of Scranton ⓘ
incorporatedAsBorough 1856 ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity 1866 ⓘ
isBirthplaceOf Joe Biden ⓘ
isChildhoodHometownOf Joe Biden ⓘ
isCountySeatOf Lackawanna County ⓘ
isSettingOf The Office (U.S. TV series) ⓘ
surface form: U.S. television series The Office (American)
knownFor anthracite coal mining ⓘ
electric streetcar history ⓘ
railroad industry ⓘ
steel production history ⓘ
locatedInRegion Northeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ
Wyoming Valley ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Lackawanna River ⓘ
majorHighway Interstate 380 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Interstate 81 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Interstate 84 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter George W. Scranton ⓘ
nickname Electric City ⓘ
partOf Lackawanna River valley ⓘ
partOfMetropolitanArea Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton metropolitan area
population approximately 75,000 (early 2020s) ⓘ
postalCodePrefix 185 ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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Andy Bernard → basedInFictionalLocation → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Joe Biden → birthPlace → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
Hugh Rodham → burialPlace → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Polish National Catholic Church (historically) → foundingLocation → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Polish National Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Polish National Catholic Church (historically) → headquarters → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Polish National Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States → locatedNear → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Interstate 81 → passesThrough → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Hugh Rodham → placeOfBirth → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Dorothy Howell Rodham → residence → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
Hugh Rodham → residence → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
The Office (U.S. TV series) → setting → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland → twinTown → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Ballina, County Mayo
this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania