Chinchilla

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City facts

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Overview

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. It was known as "Leach's Flats" until supposedly renamed by a female postmaster in the 1880 after her chinchilla-fur shawl. 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 use the gorge between Scranton and Clarks Summit. Chinchilla has its own post office, with ZIP Code 18410.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

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Climate

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Current forecast

Forecast for Chinchilla, PA from NOAA NWS API.

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

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  3.7 mi away
• Dalton
  5.2 mi away
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  6.9 mi away
• Avoca
  10.9 mi away
• Browntown
  13.3 mi away
• Forest City
  15.4 mi away
• Hop Bottom
  15.9 mi away
• Forty Fort
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  19.1 mi away
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  19.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

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Public attention

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