Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania

Borough of Mount Carmel
View of Mount Carmel from the northeast
View of Mount Carmel from the northeast
Official seal of Borough of Mount Carmel
Location of Mount Carmel in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Mount Carmel in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Mount Carmel is located in Pennsylvania
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel
Location of Mount Carmel in Pennsylvania
Mount Carmel is located in the United States
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°47′47″N 76°24′44″W / 40.79639°N 76.41222°W / 40.79639; -76.41222
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyNorthumberland
Settled1770
Incorporated, TownshipNovember 14, 1854
Incorporated, BoroughNovember 3, 1862
Government
 • MayorPhillip "Bing" Cimino (D)
 • Chief of PoliceChristopher J. Buhay
Area
 • Total0.66 sq mi (1.71 km2)
 • Land0.66 sq mi (1.71 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2] (center of borough)
1,100 ft (300 m)
Highest elevation
[2] (southeastern boundary of borough)
1,300 ft (400 m)
Lowest elevation
[2] (Shamokin Creek on western borough boundary)
1,035 ft (315 m)
Population
 • Total5,725
 • Density8,648.04/sq mi (3,341.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17851
Area codes570 and 272
FIPS code42-51496
FIPS51496
Websitewww.mountcarmelborough.org

Mount Carmel is a borough in Northumberland County, located in the Coal Heritage Region of Central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley, United States. The population was 5,725 at the 2020 census. It is located 88 miles (141 km) northwest of Philadelphia and 71 miles (114 km) northeast of Harrisburg, in the Coal Region. It is completely encircled by Mount Carmel Township.

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