Back Mountain, Pennsylvania
| Back Mountain | |
| Former census-designated place | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Coordinates | 41°19′13″N 75°58′22″W / 41.32028°N 75.97278°WCoordinates: 41°19′13″N 75°58′22″W / 41.32028°N 75.97278°W |
| Area | 109.2 sq mi (283 km2) |
| - land | 107 sq mi (277 km2) |
| - water | 2.2 sq mi (6 km2) |
| Population | 26,690 (2000) |
| Density | 249.5/sq mi (96/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-4) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 570 |
 Location of Back Mountain in Pennsylvania
Location of Back Mountain in Pennsylvania
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Back Mountain is a region and former census-designated place (CDP) in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is near the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. The population was 26,690 at the 2000 census. The area was not delineated as a CDP for the 2010 census. The name "Back Mountain" refers to the area's location behind the mountain ridge forming the northwest side of the Wyoming Valley. The area includes the Lehman Township, the boroughs of Harveys Lake, Dallas, West Wyoming, and a part of Wyoming, and the unincorporated communities (now CDPs) of Trucksville and Shavertown in Kingston Township. Each township or borough is independently governed.
Back Mountain is located at 41°19′13″N 75°58′22″W / 41.32028°N 75.97278°W (41.320230, -75.972645).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 109.2 square miles (283 km2), of which 107.0 square miles (277 km2) was land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), or 2.05%, was water.
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