Carbon County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
 Pennsylvania's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′N 75°42′W / 40.92°N 75.7°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| Founded | March 13, 1843 (Divided from Northampton County) |
| Named for | Coal deposits |
| Seat | Jim Thorpe |
| Largest borough | Palmerton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 387 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
| • Land | 381 sq mi (990 km2) |
| • Water | 5.9 sq mi (15 km2) 2% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2020) | 64,749 |
| • Density | 170/sq mi (70/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | carboncounty |
| Designated | June 13, 1982[1] |
Carbon County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,749.[2] The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state.[a]
The county borders Lehigh and Northampton counties in the state's Lehigh Valley region to its south, Monroe County to its east, Luzerne County to its north, and Schuylkill County to its west. The county is approximately 33 miles (53 km) northwest of Allentown, the state's third-largest city, and 117 miles (188 km) west of New York City, the nation's largest city.
The county seat is Jim Thorpe,[3] which was founded in 1818 as Mauch Chunk. The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Carbon County.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Carbon County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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