| Chinchilla, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Chinchilla, Pennsylvania." |
| Pushpin Label: | Chinchilla |
| Coordinates: | 41.4859°N -75.6665°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | U.S. Congressional District |
| Subdivision Name2: | PA-10 |
| Subdivision Type3: | School Districts |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lakeland (Region III) Abington Heights (Region III) |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Lackawanna |
| Subdivision Type5: | Magisterial Districts |
| Subdivision Name5: | 45-3-03[1] 45-3-01 |
| Subdivision Type6: | Townships |
| Subdivision Name6: | Scott South Abington |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.70 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.49 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.50 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.21 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1959 |
| Population Density Km2: | 301.90 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 782.04 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern Daylight (EDT) |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 355 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1165[2] |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | De facto 18411[3] (Clarks Summit) |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature IDs |
| Blank Info: | 1198566 (village) 2628808[4] (CDP) |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS codes |
| Blank1 Info: | 42-13480 |
| Blank2 Name: | Major roads |
| Blank3 Name: | Waterways |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [5] |
Chinchilla is a village and census-designated place in Scott and South Abington townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The CDP's population was 2,098 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.[6] It was known as "Leach's Flats" until supposedly renamed by a female postmaster in the 1880 after her chinchilla-fur shawl.[7] Chinchilla is located in the gorge of Leggetts Creek, which flows southward into the Lackawanna River on the north side of Scranton. Interstate 81, U.S. Route 6/11 and the Norfolk Southern Railroad (former Lackawanna Railroad) use the gorge between Scranton and Clarks Summit. Chinchilla has its own post office, with ZIP Code 18410.