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Peckville, Pennsylvania

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Peckville is a village in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, roughly 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Scranton. The governing borough of Peckville is Blakely.

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Peckville, Pennsylvania
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Church Street 100
18434
Pennsylvania, United States
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