Scranton is a city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 census, Scranton is the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Wyoming Valley metropolitan area. The city's history is closely tied to the coal mining industry, and it was a major center for coal production in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Lackawanna County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It had a population of 215,615 in 2022. Its county seat and most populous city is Scranton. The county is an area rich in industrial traditions, particularly coal mining and railroads, which played a major role in the region's development in the 19th and early 20th centuries.