Back Mountain, Pennsylvania

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Scranton. It is located about 17 miles [27 km] to the east of Back Mountain and has a population of 76,415 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Wilkes-Barre. It lies just southeast of Back Mountain and has a population of 43,123 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Binghamton (NY)	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	4,951	0.36% decrease
	Conklin (NY)	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	5,744	3.3% decrease
	Vestal (NY)	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	27,251	2.7% increase
	Ashland	SW	42 mi [67.6 km]	---
	Bloomsburg	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	12,772	3.21% increase
	Carbondale	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	9,208	6.08% decrease
	Coaldale	S	35 mi [56.3 km]	2,122	7.54% decrease
	Hazleton	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	21,732	6.85% decrease
	Muncy	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	1,045	1.32% decrease
	Nanticoke	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	10,199	6.9% decrease
	Pittston	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	7,547	6.87% decrease
	Pottsville	S	46 mi [74 km]	14,405	7.36% decrease
	Shamokin	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	7,367	8.02% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance
	Belian Village	E	15 mi [24.14 km]
	Carpenter Town	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]
	East Berwick	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]
	Foundryville	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]
	Glen Lyon	S	11 mi [17.7 km]
	Glenburn	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]
	Houston City	E	13 mi [20.92 km]
	Jamison City	W	19 mi [30.58 km]
	Jonestown	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]
	Locust Lakes Village	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]
	Mifflinville	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]
	Mount Cobb	E	26 mi [41.84 km]
	Mountain Top	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]
	Plains	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]
	Waller	W	23 mi [37.01 km]

Luzerne County

Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Luzerne: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan and Wyoming.

While not sharing a border with Luzerne, the following counties are close to Back Mountain: Bradford, Susquehanna and Lycoming.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Back Mountain
	Bradford County	NW	Sciotavale	19 miles [30 km]
	Carbon County	SE	Port Jenkins	21 miles [33 km]
	Centre County	SE	Blakeslee Estates	27 miles [43 km]
	Columbia County	W	Five Points	18 miles [28 km]
	Lackawanna County	NE	Ransom	9 miles [14 km]
	Lycoming County	W	Richards Grove	26 miles [41 km]
	Monroe County	SE	Arrowhead Lake	25 miles [40 km]
	Montour County	SW	Columbia Hill	35 miles [56 km]
	Pike County	E	South Sterling	33 miles [53 km]
	Schuylkill County	S	Nuremberg	28 miles [45 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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