Japan, Pennsylvania

Village in Pennsylvania, United States

Photo looking west along PA 490

Japan is a small village in eastern Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, located on Route 940. It is located just west of the borough of Jeddo and these two names were designated by the Hazleton Coal Company, which used the Japanese port of Jeddo. It is drained by the Black Creek, a tributary of the Nescopeck Creek, westward into the Susquehanna River. It is split between the Hazleton zip codes of 18201 and 18202. [1]

Places adjacent to Japan, Pennsylvania
Butler Township Drifton, Freeland Highlands
Ebervale
Japan
Jeddo, Eckley
Hazleton Beaver Meadows
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Municipalities and communities of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Wilkes-Barre
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40°59′33″N 75°54′37″W / 40.99250°N 75.91028°W / 40.99250; -75.91028


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