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Census-designated place
Volunteer Fire Department
Nickname(s): "Little Bear" (Ma-con-na-quah)
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Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Luzerne
Township	Conyngham
Government
• Type	2nd Class Township
Area
• Total	0.54 sq mi (1.40 km²)
• Land	0.50 sq mi (1.28 km²)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km²)
Population (2020)
• Total	515
• Density	1,038.31/sq mi (401.23/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	18655
Area code(s)	570
FIPS code	42-50208
GNIS feature ID	1181387, 2630027

Mocanaqua is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 646 at the 2010 census.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.54 square miles (1.4 km²), of which 0.50 square miles (1.3 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 9.55%, is water. It is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River along PA 239, which crosses the river and links Mocanaqua to the borough of Shickshinny.