Welcome to Scranton ...The city of Scranton is located in Logan County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Scranton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910. When the people of Scranton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Scrantonian<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Scranton has a population of 231 people<3> (see below for details). Scranton is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Scranton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Scranton: 479 The ZIP code for Scranton: 72863<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Scranton had an population of 231 people. This is an increase of 3.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.05% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Scranton had a population of 224 people. This makes Scranton the county's 5th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 224 people, the population of Scranton has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 222 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Scranton. Communities Also Named Scranton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Scranton - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scranton. Communities near Scranton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scranton.
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 Scranton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scranton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scranton. 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 Scranton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scranton. See our Newspapers Page for Scranton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scranton ...Looking for more information about Scranton? 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 Scranton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Scranton. Adding Scranton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Scranton 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 (so far) for Scranton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Scranton. Footnotes ...
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