Mountain Top, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 41°8′7″N 75°54′16″W / 41.13528°N 75.90444°WCoordinates: 41°8′7″N 75°54′16″W / 41.13528°N 75.90444°W | |
| 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.
Though it is generally accepted that the area's proper name is "Mountain Top", there has been some debate about whether it should actually be "Mountaintop". 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. The local newspaper, however, the Mountaintop Eagle, uses the Mountaintop spelling in both its title as well as any reference to its location.
Mountain Top, once named Penobscot, PA is located at 41°8′7″N 75°54′16″W / 41.13528°N 75.90444°W (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.
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