Mount Carmel, PA Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
382.5 mi
Scranton, PA
Quickest Drive
1h 26m
Headlee Heights, PA
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Mount Carmel, PA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
5,695
Median Income
$52,667
Median Home Value
$74,700
Median Age
42.5
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Mount Carmel, PA at a Glance
Founded
1770
Elevation
4,295 ft
Area
0 mi²
Notable People from Mount Carmel, PA
A sampling of people born in Mount Carmel, PA.
Ellen Albertini Dow
1913–2015
American actress (1913–2015)
Freeman V. Horner
1922–2005
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
City data from Wikidata (Q1186685), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Mount Carmel, PA
Mount Carmel is in Alleghenies and Susquehanna Valley, Pennsylvania.
Mount Carmel is the largest town near Centralia, where an underground coal fire is burning. Mount Carmel, like nearby Ashland and Centralia, has fallen significantly in population. At its peak at the 1930 census, the town had almost 18,000 inhabitants; it now has fewer than 6,000 residents.
1 Mattucci's Willow Cafe, 451 W 4th St. (updated Dec 2017)
Route 61 connects Centralia and Mount Carmel.
Fifth Street (Route 61) and Hickory Street are two of the main roads in town.
Travel tips adapted from Mount Carmel (Pennsylvania) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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