Country United States County Luzerne Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Area 60 ha Local time Monday 7:11 AM | State Pennsylvania Township Hazle Township ZIP code 18202 Area code 570 Population 554 (2010) | |
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Weather -13°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 76% Humidity | ||
Lattimer is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 554 at the 2010 census. It has been known in the past as Lattimer Mines.
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Map of Lattimer, Hazle Township, PA 18202, USA
History
It was the site of the Lattimer massacre in which Sheriff's deputies gunned down unarmed striking coal miners in 1897. Actor Jack Palance was originally from the village and born there in 1919.
Geography
Lattimer is located at 40°59′38″N 75°57′40″W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), all of it land. It is located directly northeast of the CDP of Harleigh and lies 1 mile (2 km) northeast of the city of Hazleton. Lattimer uses the Hazleton zip code of 18234.
Notable people
References
Lattimer, Pennsylvania Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA