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The average annual absolute minimum temperature in
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Rush
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535:Packer Township, Carbon County
441:Central Railroad of New Jersey
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326:Mahanoy Area School District
322:Tamaqua Area School District
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1490:Friedensburg
1440:Brandonville
1402:West Mahanoy
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1154:New Ringgold
1144:Mount Carbon
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1763:Spring Glen
1708:Glen Carbon
1673:Barnesville
1659:communities
1647:Valley View
1556:McKeansburg
1480:Forestville
1430:Beurys Lake
1322:North Union
1174:Port Carbon
1139:Minersville
1104:Girardville
1014:County seat
955: /
923:January 31,
675:other races
629:2021 (est.)
537:(northeast)
525:(northwest)
519:(southwest)
507:(southeast)
473:Barnesville
463:and by the
417:Mauch Chunk
383:split off.
1830:Categories
1783:Zion Grove
1778:Weishample
1748:Sacramento
1738:Reevesdale
1733:Reedsville
1678:Boston Run
1617:Renningers
1602:Park Place
1597:Park Crest
1571:New Boston
1540:Locustdale
1495:Grier City
1435:Branchdale
1387:Washington
1357:Schuylkill
1332:Pine Grove
1312:New Castle
1272:East Union
1209:Tower City
1194:Shenandoah
1169:Pine Grove
1159:Orwigsburg
1134:Middleport
1094:Frackville
1039:Pottsville
1021:Pottsville
943:75°57′59″W
940:40°50′00″N
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756:References
746:Shenandoah
742:Frackville
730:Pottsville
648:As of the
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485:Park Crest
477:Grier City
194:Population
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1792:Footnotes
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1642:Tuscarora
1612:Reinerton
1581:Nuremberg
1535:Llewellyn
1475:Englewood
1465:Donaldson
1407:West Penn
1327:Norwegian
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1199:St. Clair
1164:Palo Alto
1099:Gilberton
1089:Deer Lake
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447:Geography
401:Gunpowder
397:Civil War
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263:Area code
229:Time zone
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1768:Suedberg
1683:Clamtown
1632:Sheppton
1515:Kelayres
1510:Hometown
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1445:Brockton
1425:Altamont
1184:Ringtown
1084:Cressona
1079:Coaldale
1060:Boroughs
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722:Route 54
679:Hispanic
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1723:Quakake
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1703:Fearnot
1667:Andreas
1622:Seltzer
1576:Newtown
1530:Lavelle
1470:Duncott
1455:Cumbola
1367:Tremont
1307:Mahanoy
1287:Frailey
1214:Tremont
1204:Tamaqua
1068:Ashland
893:June 4,
734:Tamaqua
653:96.44%
548:Climate
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513:(south)
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332:History
294:Website
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106:Country
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1587:Oneida
1546:Marlin
1505:Hegins
1460:Delano
1382:Walker
1342:Reilly
1337:Porter
1297:Hubley
1292:Hegins
1282:Foster
1277:Eldred
1257:Delano
1247:Butler
1242:Branch
1237:Blythe
1124:McAdoo
1109:Gordon
1074:Auburn
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683:Latino
650:census
579:Census
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202:3,423
128:County
1657:Other
1592:Orwin
1561:Morea
1551:Maryd
1392:Wayne
1372:Union
1302:Kline
1232:Barry
667:Asian
655:White
632:3,440
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1566:Muir
1417:CDPs
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1347:Rush
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1031:City
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