Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

"Mauch Chunk" redirects here. For the waterbody named Mauch Chunk, see Mauch Chunk Creek.

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Mauch Chunk
"The Switzerland of America"[1]
"The Gateway to the Poconos"[2]
View of Jim Thorpe from the Asa Packer Mansion grounds in November 2016
View of Jim Thorpe from the Asa Packer Mansion grounds in November 2016
Official seal of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Seal
Location of Jim Thorpe in Carbon County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Carbon County in Pennsylvania (right)
Location of Jim Thorpe in Carbon County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Carbon County in Pennsylvania (right)
Jim Thorpe is located in Pennsylvania
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
Location of Jim Thorpe in Pennsylvania
Jim Thorpe is located in the United States
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°52′23″N 75°44′11″W / 40.87306°N 75.73639°W / 40.87306; -75.73639
CountryUnited States United States
StatePennsylvania Pennsylvania
CountyCarbon
Founded1818
Government
 • MayorMike Sofranko
Area
[3]
 • Total
14.92 sq mi (38.64 km2)
 • Land14.60 sq mi (37.81 km2)
 • Water0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2)
Elevation
730 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
4,507
 • Density308.74/sq mi (119.20/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18229
Area code570
FIPS code42-025-38200
FIPS code[5]42-38200
GNIS ID[5][6][7]1178082, 1215045
Websitewww.jimthorpe.org
www.jtborough.org

Jim Thorpe (known as East and West Mauch Chunk until 1954) is a borough and the county seat of Carbon County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is historically known as the burial site of Native American sports legend Jim Thorpe.

Jim Thorpe is located in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania approximately 29 miles (47 km) northwest of Allentown, 83 miles (134 km) northwest of Philadelphia, and 117 miles (188 km) west of New York City.

  1. ^ "This Pennsylvania Town Is Known As the 'Switzerland of America' — Here's Why". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ "'GATEWAY TO THE POCONOS'". The Morning Call. 25 February 1997. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "FIPS55 Data: Pennsylvania". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference GNIS1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference GNIS2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).