Shamokin, Pennsylvania | |
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 Location of Shamokin and adjacent Coal Township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Northumberland County in Pennsylvania (right) | |
  Shamokin Location of Shamokin in Pennsylvania  Shamokin Shamokin (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′21″N 76°33′17″W / 40.78917°N 76.55472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Northumberland |
| Settled | 1835 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1864 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1949 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Mayor | Richard Ulrich (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.83 sq mi (2.16 km2) |
| • Land | 0.83 sq mi (2.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation [2] (benchmark in center of city) | 741 ft (226 m) |
| Highest elevation [2] (northern boundary on Big Mountain) | 1,080 ft (330 m) |
| Lowest elevation [2] (Shamokin Creek) | 710 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,942 |
• Estimate (2019)[3] | 6,952 |
| • Density | 8,335.73/sq mi (3,218.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 17872 |
| Area code(s) | 570 and 272 |
| FIPS code | 42-69600 |
| Website | http://www.shamokincity.org/ |
Shamokin (/ʃəˈmoʊkɪn/; Saponi Algonquian Schahamokink, meaning "place of eels") (Lenape Indian language: Shahëmokink[4]) is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Surrounded by Coal Township at the western edge of the Anthracite Coal Region in central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley, the city was named after a Saponi Indian village, Schahamokink.[citation needed] At the 2020 United States census, the population was 6,942.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Shamokin Topo Map, Northumberland County PA (Shamokin Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Lenape Talking Dictionary". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2012.