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Established in 1871, Jeddo Borough was once a thriving coal town and home to Jeddo-Highland Coal Company, which had its main offices, carpenter shop, machine shop, and maintenance garage for its vehicles, all in support of the mines. It also had a company store, restaurant, gas station, shoe repair shop, barber shop, schoolhouse, and its own post office. In the 1950s half of the town was torn down so they could strip mine for the valuable black gold under those homes, and as the coal industry died down, so did all of the above support associated with it.
Today with a population of 144, Jeddo Borough is a quiet residential patch town, the smallest borough in the county. It has a recreation building, which doubles as a meeting place for the Borough Council. It also has a park where the children can play basketball or baseball.
Facts
| Address |
Jeddo Borough
R.R. 1, Box 1269, Freeland, PA 18224 |
| Phone |
570-636-5385 |
| Fax |
570-636-5385 |
| Website |
dsf.pacounties.org/luzerne/lib/luzerne/Jeddo_Borough.pdf |
| E-mail |
N/A |
| Population |
144 |
| Square Miles |
1.25 approximately |
| Name of Mayor |
Clyde N. Warner |
| Congressional District |
11th |
| Legislative District |
116th |
| Type of Government |
Mayor and Council |
| School District |
Hazleton Area
Phone: 570-459-3111 |
| Public Library |
Hazleton Public Library
Phone: 570-454-2961 |
| Range of Housing Costs |
$30,000 to $40,000 |
| Property Tax Rate |
17.82 mills |
Utilities
| Cable |
Service Electric Cable Vision
Phone: 570-454-3841 |
| Electric |
PPL Utilities, Inc.
Phone: 800-342-5775 |
| Water |
Hazleton City Authority
Phone: 570-454-2401 |
| Waste Removal |
Hontz Sanitation
Phone: 570-868-5101 |
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