Mountain Top

Mountain Top
Census-designated place
Blue Giant Meadow Lake in Mountain Top
Mountain Top Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°8′7″N 75°54′16″W / 41.13528°N 75.90444°W / 41.13528; -75.90444Coordinates: 41°8′7″N 75°54′16″W / 41.13528°N 75.90444°W / 41.13528; -75.90444
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Luzerne
Area
• Total	15.1 sq mi (39.0 km2)
• Land	15.1 sq mi (39.0 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	10,982
• Density	730/sq mi (280/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	18707
Area code(s)	570 and 272

Mountain Top is a census-designated place (CDP) in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 10,982.

Mountain Top is located along Pennsylvania Route 309 south of Wilkes-Barre in Fairview Township, Wright Township and a small part of Rice Township.

The area's proper name is "Mountain Top". The local historical society uses the spelling "Mountain Top". The United States Postal Service uses the spelling "Mountain Top" for ZIP Code 18707, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spells it Mountain Top on a Pennsylvania driver's license.

Mountain Top, once named Penobscot, PA is located at 41°8′7″N 75°54′16″W / 41.13528°N 75.90444°W / 41.13528; -75.90444 (41.1353022, -75.9044749) in the shadow of Mount Penobscot (or Penobscot Knob). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.1 square miles (39.0 km²), all of it land.