Shickshinny Pennsylvania Map

About Shickshinny, Pennsylvania

Shickshinny is a locality in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 638. The population density is 508.1 people per km². Shickshinny is located at 41.1531°N, 76.1502°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18655.

Shickshinny rests at the foot of the Wyoming Valley, where the Susquehanna River begins its broad, slow sweep southward. It lies 15.4 miles west-south-west of Wilkes Barre, PA (from Wilkes Barre, PA: bearing 245°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-south-west of Nanticoke. The land here is a tapestry of steep, wooded hillsides that plunge down to the valley floor, a place where the air often carries the damp scent of earth and pine. The narrowness of the valley dictates the town's shape, a ribbon of houses and businesses pressed against the river's edge, with roads climbing resolutely towards the forested heights. Even in the midday sun, shadows from the surrounding mountains often stretch long across the streets, lending a perpetual sense of twilight to certain corners of Shickshinny. This place, Shickshinny, has long been defined by the river and the resources it once offered, a history written in the coal dust that settled over generations. Though the deep mines are now silent, the echoes of that industry linger in the stoic faces of its residents and the sturdy, practical architecture of its older buildings. The economy now finds its footing in more varied, less demanding pursuits, but the ingrained resilience, a quiet stubbornness born of hard times, remains a palpable characteristic. The river itself, a constant presence, is both a reminder of past fortunes and a quiet promise of enduring beauty, its surface sometimes mirroring the bruised, dramatic colours of a coming storm.

About This Shickshinny Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shickshinny, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.153139, -76.150208. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Shickshinny and Luzerne County.

Detailed location data for Shickshinny includes the ZIP code (18655), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Luzerne County (Wilkes-Barre), and school district assignment (Northwest Area School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Shickshinny is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.