Duryea, Pennsylvania
Duryea, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
Aerial view of Duryea, looking southwest | |
Location of Duryea in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. | |
Duryea Duryea | |
| Coordinates: 41°20′52″N 75°45′30″W / 41.34778°N 75.75833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Region | Greater Pittston |
| Incorporated | 1901 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Jeffrey Bauman |
| • Council President | Justin Tonte |
| • Council Vice President | John Rowlands |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.71 sq mi (14.80 km2) |
| • Land | 5.53 sq mi (14.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,036 |
| • Density | 911.4/sq mi (351.91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 18642 |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-20512 |
| Website | www |
Duryea is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, 9 miles (14 km) south of Scranton. The Susquehanna River marks Duryea's western boundary and the Lackawanna River flows through Duryea. It was incorporated as a borough in 1901, and had a notable switching rail yard, the Duryea yard (or Muller yard), connecting the central Wyoming Valley to destinations in lower New York and down-state Pennsylvania (in Harrisburg and Philadelphia). Coal mining and silk manufacturing were the chief industries in Duryea's early years. The population was 5,032 at the 2020 census.