Plains, Pennsylvania

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Allentown. It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the southeast of Plains and has a population of 106,632 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Scranton. It is located about 13 miles [20 km] to the northeast of Plains and has a population of 76,415 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belvidere (NJ)	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	2,635	4.91% decrease
	Tusten (NY)	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	1,464	3.46% increase
	Ashland	SW	42 mi [67.6 km]	---
	Bloomsburg	SW	36 mi [57.9 km]	12,772	3.21% increase
	Carbondale	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	9,208	6.08% decrease
	Coaldale	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	2,122	7.54% decrease
	Hazleton	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	21,732	6.85% decrease
	Muncy	W	49 mi [78.9 km]	1,045	1.32% decrease
	Nanticoke	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	10,199	6.9% decrease
	Pittston	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	7,547	6.87% decrease
	Pottsville	SW	44 mi [70.8 km]	14,405	7.36% decrease
	Shamokin	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	7,367	8.02% decrease
	Wilkes-Barre	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	40,932	5.08% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance
	Back Mountain	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]
	Belian Village	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]
	Carpenter Town	N	21 mi [33.8 km]
	Coxes Village	S	23 mi [37.01 km]
	Cross Village	S	23 mi [37.01 km]
	East Berwick	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]
	Foundryville	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]
	Glen Lyon	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]
	Glenburn	N	18 mi [28.97 km]
	Houston City	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Locust Lakes Village	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]
	Mount Cobb	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]
	Mountain Top	S	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Pocono Pines	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]
	Turnersville	E	19 mi [30.58 km]

Luzerne County

Plains 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 Plains: Centre, Wayne and Susquehanna.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Plains
	Bradford County	NW	Sciotavale	27 miles [43 km]
	Carbon County	S	Port Jenkins	13 miles [20 km]
	Centre County	SE	Blakeslee Estates	18 miles [28 km]
	Columbia County	SW	Berwick Heights	24 miles [38 km]
	Lackawanna County	NE	Lawrenceville	7 miles [11 km]
	Lehigh County	S	Lehigh Gap	36 miles [57 km]
	Lycoming County	W	Richards Grove	33 miles [53 km]
	Monroe County	SE	Arrowhead Lake	16 miles [25 km]
	Northampton County	S	Weiders Crossing	36 miles [57 km]
	Pike County	E	La Anna	26 miles [41 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania<3>

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