"Mauch Chunk" redirects here. For the waterbody named Mauch Chunk, see Mauch Chunk Creek.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Mauch Chunk
"The Switzerland of America"[1]
"The Gateway to the Poconos"[2]
View of Jim Thorpe from the Asa Packer Mansion grounds in November 2016
View of Jim Thorpe from the Asa Packer Mansion grounds in November 2016
Official seal of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
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Location of Jim Thorpe in Carbon County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Carbon County in Pennsylvania (right)
Location of Jim Thorpe in Carbon County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Carbon County in Pennsylvania (right)
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Location of Jim Thorpe in Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°52′23″N 75°44′11″W
Country United States United States
State Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
County Carbon
Founded 1818
Government
• Mayor Mike Sofranko
Area[3]
• Total 14.92 sq mi (38.64 km2)
• Land 14.60 sq mi (37.81 km2)
• Water 0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2)
Elevation 730 ft (220 m)
Population (2020)[4]
• Total 4,507
• Density 308.74/sq mi (119.20/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18229
Area code 570
FIPS code 42-025-38200
FIPS code[5] 42-38200
GNIS ID[5][6][7] 1178082, 1215045
Website www.jimthorpe.org
www.jtborough.org
Jim Thorpe (known as East and West Mauch Chunk until 1954) is a borough and the county seat of Carbon County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is historically known as the burial site of Native American sports legend Jim Thorpe. Credit to Wikipedia.
Jim Thorpe is located in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania approximately 29 miles (47 km) northwest of Allentown, 83 miles (134 km) northwest of Philadelphia, and 117 miles (188 km) west of New York City. Credit to Wikipedia
Mauch Chunk was the location of one of the trials of the Molly Maguires in 1876, which resulted in the hanging of four men found guilty of murder.[9] The population of the borough in 1900 was 4,020; in 1910, it was 3,952.[10]
Credit to Wikipedia.
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