Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
Borough of Tunkhannock | |
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Downtown Tunkhannock along U.S. Route 6, known locally as Tioga Street | |
Location of Tunkhannock in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′27″N 75°56′52″W / 41.54083°N 75.94778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Wyoming |
| Founded | 1841 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stacy Huber |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.94 sq mi (2.45 km2) |
| • Land | 0.89 sq mi (2.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,766 |
• Estimate (2021) | 1,759 |
| • Density | 1,908.89/sq mi (737.27/km2) |
| Demonym | Tunkhaknuckle (Tunk-uh-nuckle) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18657 |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-77784 |
| Website | Borough website |
Tunkhannock (/təŋˈkænək/ tuhng-KA-nuhk) is a borough and county seat of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Wilkes-Barre, Tunkhannock is in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the past, lumbering was carried on extensively. Today, many residents are employed by the Procter & Gamble plant in nearby Washington Township. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 1,766.
The name Tunkhannock is derived from the Minsi-Len'api term Ptuk'hanna'unk, which means "Bend-in-river-place", especially to the town's west, upstream at the radical bend called "The Neck". Modern Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, The Tunkhannock Historic District, bounded by Tioga, Pine, and Harrison Streets, and Wyoming Avenue, were added to the National Register of Historic Places in August 2005.
Tunkhannock is 88 miles (142 km) northwest of Allentown and 141.7 miles (228.0 km) northwest of New York City.