Clarks Green Pennsylvania Map

About Clarks Green, Pennsylvania

Clarks Green is a locality in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,524. The population density is 1101.9 people per km². Clarks Green is located at 41.4929°N, 75.6996°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Clarks Green is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 18411.

Clarks Green emerges from the rising ground of the Allegheny Plateau as a collection of quiet, tree-lined streets that catch the long, golden light of late afternoon. It lies 6.1 miles north-northwest of Scranton, PA (from Scranton, PA: bearing 342°T), and is situated 6.1 miles northwest of Dunmore. Hemlock Drive Park provides a localized canopy of shade where the air remains cool and still, even as the day wanes toward evening. To the west, the land slopes toward the path of Leggetts Creek, which carves a modest, persistent channel through the earth, while the waters of Lance Pond hold a mirror to the shifting clouds above. On the distant horizon, the silhouette of the Pocono Mountains defines the edge of the world, a muted blue serration against the sky that reminds the observer of the vast, ancient geography holding this place in place.

History in Clarks Green is measured less by grand monuments and more by the steady persistence of its residential character, evolving from its early roots into a place that values the quietude of its domestic borders. While the regional economy was once deeply tied to the anthracite memory of the surrounding valleys, the modern rhythm of the locality is defined by the daily movement of people traveling toward regional centers of education and service. Residents might seek a change of pace by walking the Pinnacle Trail or visiting the geological curiosity of the Archbald Pothole, yet there is a distinct satisfaction in returning to the local scale of the neighborhood. Even the nearby rush of Nay Aug Falls feels like a distant echo, allowing Clarks Green to maintain a composure that is both grounded and entirely its own.

About This Clarks Green Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clarks Green, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.492856, -75.699636. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Clarks Green includes the ZIP code (18411), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Lackawanna County (Scranton), and school district assignment (Abington Heights School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.