Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

E51499

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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Scranton, Pennsylvania	63
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States canonical	12
Scranton, Pennsylvania (fictional residence)	1
downtown Scranton	1

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 ⓘ Interstate 81 ⓘ Interstate 84 ⓘ 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 (77)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joe Biden → birthPlace → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States → locatedNear → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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

The Office (U.S. TV series) → setting → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Hugh Rodham → placeOfBirth → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Hugh Rodham → burialPlace → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Hugh Rodham → residence → 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

Interstate 81 → passesThrough → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Dorothy Howell Rodham → residence → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

Andy Bernard → basedInFictionalLocation → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania → locationCity → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district → containsCity → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Robert P. Casey → deathPlace → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Robert P. Casey → residence → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district → previouslyContainedCity → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport → serves → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Frank Carlucci → placeOfBirth → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

U.S. Route 11 nearby → passesThrough → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: U.S. Route 11

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Jim Halpert in The Office (U.S. TV series) → basedIn → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Jim Halpert

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Charles MacArthur → placeOfBirth → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

Joe Biden as NASA Administrator → placeOfBirth → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Joe Biden

National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania → locatedIn → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Scranton Iron Furnaces

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Howard Gardner → placeOfBirth → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

Biden family → origin → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Carbondale, Pennsylvania → nearestMajorCity → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

"The Office Theme" → associatedWith → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: The Office Theme

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Michael Scott → worksIn → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Pam Beesly → homeTown → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania (fictional residence)

Stanley Hudson → officeLocation → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Creed Bratton (character) → setting → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Phyllis Vance → seriesSetting → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Toby Flenderson → worksIn → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

"Diversity Day" → setting → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Diversity Day

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

"The Dundies" → setting → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: The Dundies

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

"Dinner Party" → mainLocation → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Dinner Party

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

"Stress Relief" → hasFictionalLocation → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Stress Relief

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Angela Martin → basedIn → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Hazleton, Pennsylvania → locatedNear → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Meredith Palmer → employerLocation → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Marywood University → locatedIn → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Ned Washington → placeOfBirth → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

George W. Scranton → namesakeOf → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

George W. Scranton → workLocation → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Electric City → refersTo → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Electric City → appliesTo → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

University of Scranton → city → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Steamtown National Historic Site → locatedIn → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Electric City Trolley Museum → locatedIn → Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania