Chinchilla is a village and census-designated place in Scott and South Abington townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The CDP's population was 2,098 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.[7] It was known as "Leach's Flats" until supposedly renamed by a postmaster in the 1880s after her chinchilla-fur shawl.[8] Chinchilla is located in the gorge of Leggetts Creek, which flows southward into the Lackawanna River on the north side of Scranton. Interstate 81, U.S. Route 6/11 and the Norfolk Southern Railroad (former Lackawanna Railroad) use the gorge between Scranton and Clarks Summit. Chinchilla has its own post office, with ZIP Code 18410.

Chinchilla, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°29′9.1″N 75°39′59.3″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District	PA-10
School Districts	Lakeland (Region III) Abington Heights (Region III)
County	Lackawanna
Magisterial Districts	45-3-03[1] 45-3-01[1]
Townships	Scott South Abington
Area [2]
• Total	2.58 sq mi (6.70 km2)
• Land	2.50 sq mi (6.49 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation	1,165[3] ft (355 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	1,959
• Density	782.04/sq mi (301.90/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code	De facto 18411[5] (Clarks Summit)
Area code	570
GNIS feature IDs	1198566[3] (village) 2628808[6] (CDP)
FIPS codes	42-13480

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