Archbald, Pennsylvania

Archbald, Pennsylvania
White Oak Run
Borough
Archbald Pothole State Park
Archbald Pothole State Park
Location of Archbald in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Location of Archbald in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Archbald is located in Pennsylvania
Archbald
Archbald
Location of Archbald in Pennsylvania
Archbald is located in the United States
Archbald
Archbald
Archbald (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°30′23″N 75°33′02″W / 41.506383°N 75.550512°W / 41.506383; -75.550512
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLackawanna
Area
[1]
 • Total
17.10 sq mi (44.29 km2)
 • Land17.09 sq mi (44.26 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,079 ft (329 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
7,297
 • Density427.02/sq mi (164.87/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18403[4]
Area code570
FIPS code42-02832
GNIS feature ID1215313[2]
WebsiteBorough website

Archbald is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is named for James Archbald,[5] the first mayor of Carbondale, Pennsylvania. Before being renamed in Archbald's honor, the name of the settlement was White Oak Run. Most of the original settlers were Irish Catholics, fleeing the Great Famine.[6] The population was 7,348 at the 2021 census.[7]

The village of Eynon is incorporated into Archbald.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Archbald, Pennsylvania
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Archbald PA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Hollister, Horace (1885). History of the Lackawanna Valley. Lippincott. p. 491.
  6. ^ "Archbald Borough–History". Welcome to Archbald Borough. Computer Collaborative Team from Valley View High School. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  7. ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)