Chinchilla, Pennsylvania

Chinchilla is a village and census-designated place in Scott and South Abington townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The CDP's population was 2,098 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.^[7] It was known as "Leach's Flats" until supposedly renamed by a female postmaster in the 1880 after her chinchilla-fur shawl.^[8] Chinchilla is located in the gorge of Leggetts Creek, which flows southward into the Lackawanna River on the north side of Scranton. Interstate 81, U.S. Route 6/11 and the Norfolk Southern Railroad (former Lackawanna Railroad) use the gorge between Scranton and Clarks Summit. Chinchilla has its own post office, with ZIP Code 18410.

Chinchilla, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°29′9.1″N 75°39′59.3″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District	PA-10
School Districts	Lakeland (Region III) Abington Heights (Region III)
County	Lackawanna
Magisterial Districts	45-3-03[1] 45-3-01[1]
Townships	Scott South Abington
Area [2]
• Total	2.58 sq mi (6.70 km2)
• Land	2.50 sq mi (6.49 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation	1,165[3] ft (355 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	1,959
• Density	782.04/sq mi (301.90/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code	De facto 18411[5] (Clarks Summit)
Area code	570
GNIS feature IDs	1198566[3] (village) 2628808[6] (CDP)
FIPS codes	42-13480

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,959		—
U.S. Decennial Census[9][4]

Education

The school district for the South Abington Township part is Abington Heights School District. The school district for the Scott Township part is Lakeland School District.^[10]

References

1. "Magisterial District Judges". Lackawanna County. Lackawanna County. 2015. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. "Chinchilla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
4. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
5. "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
6. "Chinchilla Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 10, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
7. "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". Census.gov. U.S. Department of Commerce. 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
8. ">Origin of town names of Northeast Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
10. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lackawanna County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2024. - Text list