Borough of Duryea
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, connecting the central Wyoming Valley to destinations in lower New York and down-state Pennsylvania. Coal mining and silk manufacturing were the chief industries in Duryea's early years. The population was 5,032 at the 2020 census.
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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 174022
- FIPS state
- 42
- FIPS county
- 079
- FIPS place
- 20512
- Census record name
- BOROUGH OF DURYEA
- Mailing address
- 319 BROWN ST, DURYEA 18642