Geography
Alpha is located at 40°39′34″N 75°09′25″W / 40.659447°N 75.157053°W / 40.659447; -75.157053 (40.659447,-75.157053). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.698 square miles (4.397 km2), of which, 1.672 square miles (4.329 km2) of it is land and 0.026 square miles (0.068 km2) of it (1.54%) is water.
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