Location & Surroundings
Scranton is a city in Pennsylvania, United States with 77,118 inhabitants, at 230 m elevation. The national capital Washington is about 305 km to the southwest. The nearest airport is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, 9 km away.
Also known as: Скрантон · スクラントン · 斯克蘭頓 · سكرانتون · سکرانٹن · اسکرانتون، پنسیلوانیا
Overview
Scranton is city in and county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States.
It is located in Lackawanna County, United States.
The population is about 76,328 (2020).
It covers about 66 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 227 metre.
Also known as: Scranton, Pennsylvania, Scranton, PA, Electric City, Steamtown, Scrantonia
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Basic Data
- Country United States
- Located in Lackawanna County
- Area 66 square kilometre
- Type seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
Geography
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Coordinates
41° 24' 33" N, 75° 39' 54" W
- Elevation 230 m (DEM: 238 m)
- Timezone America/New_York
- Time Shift GMT -5 (DST -4)
Statistics & Country
- Population 77,118
- Pop. Density 2,832 p/km²
- Built-up 27.9%
- Settlement Urban centre
- Currency Dollar (USD)
- Phone Prefix +1
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 07:53
- Sunrise 07:12
- Sunset 18:24
- Day length 11 h 13 min
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Weather in Scranton
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Scranton, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 17.0 C with mostly clear skies and a 3.0 m/s south-westerly wind. Next 24h: 9.3 to 19.9 C, max wind 4.2 m/s. No precipitation expected. Solar peaks near 328 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 17.0 | 3.0 | 235 | 95 | 1,010.6 | - / 0.00 | 2 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 15.6 | 1.9 | 261 | 97 | 1,012.4 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 100 | 3.6 | n/a |
| 12h | 19.9 | 3.5 | 299 | 73 | 1,012.7 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 99 | 327.8 | n/a |
| 18h | 15.4 | 4.2 | 340 | 85 | 1,016.5 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 48 | 55.1 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 9.3 | 3.1 | 331 | 88 | 1,020.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 86 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 30h | 8.3 | 2.7 | 4 | 79 | 1,023.3 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 95 | 3.0 | n/a |
| 36h | 15.8 | 0.7 | 75 | 41 | 1,021.5 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 89 | 403.2 | n/a |
| 42h | 10.3 | 1.6 | 142 | 75 | 1,021.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 12 | 213.3 | n/a |
| Friday | 10.4 | 4.7 | 162 | 90 | 1,016.7 | 0.60 / 0.60 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 54h | 12.8 | 4.0 | 186 | 97 | 1,011.0 | 4.52 / 5.11 | 100 | 0.4 | n/a |
| 60h | 17.5 | 5.0 | 210 | 95 | 1,004.6 | 0.00 / 0.49 | 99 | 74.0 | n/a |
| 66h | 15.7 | 3.7 | 285 | 96 | 1,004.5 | 1.57 / 2.06 | 92 | 73.8 | n/a |
| Saturday | 5.7 | 7.0 | 326 | 89 | 1,011.0 | 0.00 / 0.70 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons
- Official website www.scrantonpa.gov
- Commons category Scranton, Pennsylvania