Olyphant, Pennsylvania
Olyphant, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough hall | |
Location of Olyphant in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 41°27′45″N 75°35′44″W / 41.46250°N 75.59556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lackawanna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Sedlak Jr. |
| • Council members | James Baldan Jerry Tully Michael Abda Dina Harrington Robert Hudak David Krukovitz Elizabeth Frushon |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.50 sq mi (14.25 km2) |
| • Land | 5.44 sq mi (14.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,383 |
| • Density | 990.07/sq mi (382.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18447-18448 |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-56792 |
| Website | olyphantborough |
Olyphant is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is six miles (10 km) northeast of downtown Scranton, on the Lackawanna River in the heart of the anthracite region of the state. Its main source of employment was the mining and shipping of coal. It was the headquarters of the Lackawanna Coal Company. Other industries of the past were the manufacturing of blasting powder, iron and steel goods, cigars, and silks. Olyphant experienced a severe downturn in the 1950s. There was once a thriving garment industry with numerous dress factories in the downtown area. There was also a slaughterhouse. Until 2018, the biggest industry was Cinram the manufacture of compact discs (CD) and digital video discs (DVD). The population was 5,395 at the 2020 census.