Welcome to Falls ...

Falls is located in Wyoming County<1>.

The location of Falls has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Falls is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Falls is within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Falls: This one is located in Wyoming County and the other is located in Philadelphia County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 17 communities that are also named Falls - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Falls.

Communities near Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Falls.

• Scranton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Wilkes-Barre
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Dunmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
• Kingston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Carbondale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Old Forge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Pittston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Archbald
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <4>
• Blakely
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Falls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Falls. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Falls.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Falls.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falls ...

Looking for more information about Falls? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Falls.

Adding Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Falls in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Falls post office opened in 1828.

We also found Falls in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/