East Side, Pennsylvania | |
Borough | |
Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Carbon |
Elevation | 1,150 ft (350.5 m) |
Coordinates | 41°03′39″N 75°45′50″W / 41.06083°N 75.76389°WCoordinates: 41°03′39″N 75°45′50″W / 41.06083°N 75.76389°W |
Area | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
- land | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2) |
- water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
Population | 317 (2010) |
Density | 276.5/sq mi (106.8/km2) |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 18661 |
Area code | 570 |
East Side is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 317 at the 2010 census.
East Side is located in northern Carbon County at 41°3′39″N 75°45′50″W / 41.06083°N 75.76389°W (41.060844, -75.763973), on the east side of the Lehigh River. To the west, directly across the river, is the borough of White Haven in Luzerne County.
Interstate 80 passes through the south side of the borough, with access from Exit 274 (Pennsylvania Route 534) at the borough's eastern border. Additional access is from Exit 273 in White Haven. I-80 leads east 3 miles (5 km) to an interchange with Interstate 476 and 33 miles (53 km) to Stroudsburg near the Delaware Water Gap, and west 14 miles (23 km) to Interstate 81 north of Hazleton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.15 square miles (2.99 km2), of which 1.15 square miles (2.97 km2) is land and 0.0077 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.54%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 290 people, 129 households, and 77 families residing in the borough. The population density was 242.7 people per square mile (94.1/km²). There were 146 housing units at an average density of 122.2 per square mile (47.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.93% White and 2.07% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.