Swoyersville, Pennsylvania

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Swoyersville, Pennsylvania is a small borough in Luzerne County that forms part of the suburban communities in the Wyoming Valley region of northeastern Pennsylvania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf borough
municipality
areaCode 272
570
borders Forty Fort, Pennsylvania
Kingston, Pennsylvania
Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Pringle, Pennsylvania
West Wyoming, Pennsylvania
climate humid continental climate
country United States
countrySubdivision United States
county Luzerne County
elevation approximately 600 feet
FIPSCode 42-75872
GNISFeatureID 1215019
governmentType borough council
hasLocalGovernment Swoyersville Borough Council
hasPoliceDepartment local police department
hasPublicSchoolDistrict Wyoming Valley West School District
hasVolunteerFireDepartment Yes
historicalIndustry anthracite coal mining
incorporatedAsBorough 1888
isSuburbOf Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
landUse primarily residential
locatedIn Wyoming Valley
locatedInRegion Northeastern Pennsylvania
locatedInTimeZoneOffsetDST UTC−04:00
locatedInTimeZoneOffsetStandard UTC−05:00
locatedOnRiver Susquehanna River
locatedWestOf Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
namedAfter John Swoyer
partOf Greater Wilkes-Barre area
partOfMetropolitanArea Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area
populationCensus2020 approximately 5,000
postalCode 18704
region Coal Region of Pennsylvania
settlementType borough
state Pennsylvania
timezone Eastern Time Zone
timezoneDST EDT
timezoneStandard EST
ZIPCodeType standard

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Wyoming Valley West region includesCommunity Swoyersville, Pennsylvania
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania adjacentTo Swoyersville, Pennsylvania
Walt Michaels placeOfBirth Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Swoyersville, Pennsylvania