Welcome to Austin Heights ...

Austin Heights is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Austin Heights: Austin Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Austin Heights is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Austin Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Austin Heights - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near Austin Heights ...

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

• Scranton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 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
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Pittston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Plymouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <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 Austin Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Austin Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Austin Heights ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/

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