Welcome to Albert ...

Albert is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Albert is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Albert: (570)

Communities Also Named Albert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Albert - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Manitoba, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Albert ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Hazleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <3>
• Kingston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Nanticoke
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Berwick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <3>
• Old Forge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Pittston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Plymouth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <3>
• Exeter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <3>
• Swoyersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swoyersville
  • Swoyersville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swoyersville <3>

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 Albert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Albert.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Albert. 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 Albert.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Albert ...

Looking for more information about Albert? 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 Albert, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Albert.

Adding Albert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Albert 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 Albert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Albert post office opened in 1893.

We also found Albert on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Albert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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