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Country
  
United States

County
  
Luzerne

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Population
  
4,335 (2010)

State
  
Pennsylvania

Township
  
Plains Township

Area
  
3.3 km²

Area code
  
570


Plains is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of the CDP was 4,335 at the 2010 census, out of 9,961 in the entire township.

Contents

Map of Plains, PA 18705, USA

Geography

Plains CDP is located in the western portion of Plains Township at 41°16′24″N 75°51′14″W. It is bordered by the city of Wilkes-Barre to the south and the Susquehanna River to the west. The CDP of Hilldale is to the north, and Hudson is to the east.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all of it land. It is served by Exit 3 on the North Cross Valley Expressway (Pennsylvania Route 309).

Notable people

  • Bruce Kozerski, former American football center in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals
  • Hank Kozlowski, sportswriter
  • Ed Walsh, Hall of Fame baseball player from the Chicago White Sox
  • Lieutenant General John J. Yeosock, Commanding Army General during Operation Desert Storm.]

    • References

    Plains, Pennsylvania Wikipedia
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