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Hazleton
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
ZipCodes
18201
History & History-related items
Chamber of Commerce.
Community news
Organizations, Churches, and Sports.
Here is a map of downtown hazleton.
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History & History Related Items
Hazleton was first incorporated as a borough on 31 April 1851. Then a second act for incorporation on 22 April 1956. On 4 December 1891, it was incorporated as a city.
"This is the case of the famous misspelling. Hazleton was referred to as Hazel Town in the first half of the last century, because so many hazel bushes dotted the area. The name later became one word: Hazeltown, then Hazelton. But in 1856 an attorney drawing up the city's incorporation papers spelled hazel as hazle, and no one picked up on the error until it was too late.
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(from Name Origins of Northeast PA Towns by Mike O'Hara)
Here is a history page for the city. There is more history on this site from the Hazleton Historical Society.
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Funfest
Held each fall in Downtown Hazleton.
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Phone: 570-459-4961
Hazleton Chamber
Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce
20 W. Broad St.
Hazleton, PA 18201
Phone: 570-455-1509
Hazleton Community News
The Standard Speaker
Online version
Serving Luzerne, Carbon, Schuylkill, Columbia and Monroe Counties since 1866
Hazleton Organizations
Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce
20 W. Broad St.
Hazleton, PA 18201
Phone: 570-455-1509
Hazleton Libraries
Hazleton Area Public Library
55 N Church St
Hazleton, PA 18201
Phone: 570-454-2961
Hazleton Schools
Hazleton Area School District
Phone: (717) 459-3111
Median household income:
2000 - $ 28,082
2005 - $ 31,000
Median house value:
2000 - $ 67,200
2005 - $ 76,600
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