Map of Tunkhannock borough

Tunkhannock is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Wilkes-Barre. 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. It is the county seat of Wyoming County. Tunkhannock is in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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.

Tunkhannock borough overview:
Name:	Tunkhannock borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Wyoming County
Founded:	1841
Elevation:	692 ft (211 m)
Total Area:	0.94 sq mi (2.45 km²)
Land Area:	0.89 sq mi (2.30 km²)
Water Area:	0.06 sq mi (0.14 km²)
Total Population:	1,766
Population Density:	1,908.89/sq mi (737.27/km²)
ZIP code:	18657
Area code:	570
FIPS code:	4277784

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