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Welcome to Chinchilla ...

Chinchilla is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chinchilla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Chinchilla is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Chinchilla lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Chinchilla: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Chinchilla: 18410<4>

Communities near Chinchilla ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chinchilla.

  • Scranton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wilkes-Barre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <5>
  • Kingston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbondale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Forge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Archbald
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Blakely
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Taylor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chinchilla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chinchilla.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chinchilla. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chinchilla.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chinchilla. See our Newspapers Page for Chinchilla.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chinchilla ...

Looking for more information about Chinchilla? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Chinchilla, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chinchilla.

Adding Chinchilla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chinchilla in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Chinchilla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chinchilla post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chinchilla.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lackawanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chinchilla - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Chinchilla area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Chinchilla area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Chinchilla). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chinchilla or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/