Back جيم ثورب (بنسيلفانيا) Arabic Джим Торп (град) Bulgarian Джим-Торп (Пенсильвани) CE Jim Thorpe CEB Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania CY Jim Thorpe DAG Jim Thorpe (Pennsylvania) German Jim Thorpe (Pensilvania) Spanish Jim Thorpe (Pennsylvania) EU Jim Thorpe (Pennsylvanie) French
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Mauch Chunk | |
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 View of Jim Thorpe from the Asa Packer Mansion grounds in November 2016 | |
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 Location of Jim Thorpe in Carbon County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Carbon County in Pennsylvania (right) | |
  Jim Thorpe Location of Jim Thorpe in Pennsylvania  Jim Thorpe Jim Thorpe (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′23″N 75°44′11″W / 40.87306°N 75.73639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Carbon |
| Founded | 1818 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mike Sofranko |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.92 sq mi (38.64 km2) |
| • Land | 14.60 sq mi (37.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2) |
| Elevation | 730 ft (220 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,507 |
| • Density | 308.74/sq mi (119.20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 18229 |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-025-38200 |
| FIPS code[5] | 42-38200 |
| GNIS ID[5][6][7] | 1178082, 1215045 |
| Website | www www |
Jim Thorpe (known as East and West Mauch Chunk until 1954) is a borough and the county seat of Carbon County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is historically known as the burial site of Native American sports legend Jim Thorpe.
Jim Thorpe is located in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania approximately 29 miles (47 km) northwest of Allentown, 83 miles (134 km) northwest of Philadelphia, and 117 miles (188 km) west of New York City.
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