Scranton, New York

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Mississauga (ON). It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the northwest of Scranton and has a population of 544,382 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Buffalo. It is located about 10 miles [16 km] to the north of Scranton and has a population of 292,648 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Amherst	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	115,563	0.81% decrease
	Cheektowaga	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	87,788	6.63% decrease
	Clarence	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	28,064	7.43% increase
	Hamburg	W	Less than 2 mi	55,868	0.69% decrease
	Jamestown	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	29,463	7.14% decrease
	Lancaster	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	40,298	3.28% increase
	Niagara Falls	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	51,345	7.64% decrease
	North Tonawanda	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	31,222	6.13% decrease
	Orchard Park	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	28,525	3.21% increase
	Tonawanda	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	71,720	8.23% decrease
	West Seneca	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	43,795	4.63% decrease
	Fort Erie (ON)<*>	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	29,925	6.33% increase
	Niagara Falls (ON)<*>	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	82,184	4.27% increase
	Saint Catharines (ON)<*>	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	131,989	2.18% increase
	Welland (ON)<*>	NW	26 mi [41.84 km]	50,331	3.99% increase
	<*>   When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Aurora	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	13,503	3.52% decrease
	Billington Heights	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Blasdell	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	2,504	7.87% decrease
	Boston	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	7,801	1.22% decrease
	Cheektowaga	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Eden	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	7,736	4.21% decrease
	Eden	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Ellicott	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Evans	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	16,836	4.31% decrease
	Hamburg	S	Less than 2 mi	9,400	7.08% decrease
	Lackawanna	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	17,588	7.74% decrease
	North Boston	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Orchard Park	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	3,050	7.41% decrease
	Sloan	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	3,450	8.61% decrease
	West Seneca	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	---

Erie County

Scranton is located in Erie County.

Below are counties that are near Scranton (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Scranton:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Scranton
	Allegany County	SE	Fairview	33 miles [53 km]
	Cattaraugus County	SW	Versailles	17 miles [27 km]
	Chautauqua County	SW	Irving	18 miles [28 km]
	Genesee County	N	Cheektowasa	10 miles [16 km]
	Niagara County	N	Park Village	19 miles [30 km]
	Orleans County	NE	West Shelby	35 miles [56 km]
	Wyoming County	E	Cowlesville	19 miles [30 km]
	Haldimand County (ON)	W	Lowbanks (ON)	32 miles [51 km]
	Regional Municipality of Niagara (ON)	NW	Fort Erie (ON)	12 miles [19 km]
	Norfolk County (ON)	NW	Greens Corners (ON)	28 miles [45 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<3>

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