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Carbondale
Pennsylvaniacity
Total population
8,789
Median home value
$132,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$47,716
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Carbondale is a small city located in Pennsylvania, United States. Located at 41.571°, -75.505°, Carbondale occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 8,789. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,341 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. That works out to roughly 1,046 residents per square kilometre — a high population density. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. It covers about 8.4 km² of land area. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Carbondale, PA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Mid Valley El CtrElementary · Throop · 1,046 students · 16.3:1 ratio
- Mid Valley Secondary CenterHigh · Throop · 811 students · 14.5:1 ratio
- Carbondale Area JSHSHigh · Carbondale · 778 students · 12.5:1 ratio
- Carbondale El SchElementary · Carbondale · 773 students · 14.6:1 ratio
- Valley View HSHigh · Archbald · 761 students · 14.6:1 ratio
- Lakeland JSHSHigh · Scott Township · 658 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- Valley View MSMiddle · Archbald · 563 students · 13.1:1 ratio
- Valley View Intrmd SchElementary · Archbald · 540 students · 15:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Pennsylvania
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Carbondale


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library