Orson, Pennsylvania
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Orson is a village in Preston Township, Pennsylvania, United States, situated in the Lake Region of the Poconos. It was once an important depot of the Scranton Division of the New York, Ontario & Western (O&W) Railway, but today, when it is known outside of its immediate vicinity, it is largely for being the site of the intersection of two state roads, Belmont Turnpike (partially concurrent with Pennsylvania Route 670, or PA-670) and Crosstown Highway (entirely concurrent with PA-370), or as the location of Independent Lake Camp (ILC),[13] since ILC's reputation and commercial reach, like those of most rural American summer camps, extend beyond the community in which the camp is physically located.
Orson, Pennsylvania | |
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Coordinates: 41°48′49.302″N 75°26′52.6518″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
U.S. Congressional District | PA-10 |
School District | Wayne Highlands Region I |
County | Wayne |
Magisterial District | 22-3-04[3] |
Township | Preston |
Settled | 1831[4] or 1840[5] |
Founded by | Merritt Hine[5] |
Named for | Orson C. Chamberlain |
Elevation | 1,998[6] ft (609 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT)) |
ZIP codes | |
Area code | 570 |
GNIS feature ID | 1183050[6] |
FIPS code | 42-127-62600[9]-57144[6] |
Major Roads | |
Waterways | Independent Lake,[10] Lackawanna River (East Branch), Lackawaxen River (West Branch), Mud Pond,[11] Orson Pond[12] |