Welcome to Clarks Summit ...

Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarks Summit, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clarks Summit has a population of 4,863 people<3> (see below for details).

Clarks Summit is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Clarks Summit ...

Official Website: www.clarkssummitboro.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clarks Summit had an population of 4,863 people. This is a decrease of 4.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarks Summit had a population of 5,116 people. This makes Clarks Summit the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Clarks Summit represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 190th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,116 people, the population of Clarks Summit has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,126 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clarks Summit.

Communities near Clarks Summit ...

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

• Scranton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Wilkes-Barre
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <5>
• Dunmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Kingston
  (18 miles [29 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 <5>
• Carbondale
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
• Old Forge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Pittston
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
• Archbald
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <5>
• Taylor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Moosic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarks Summit. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clarks Summit.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarks Summit ...

Looking for more information about Clarks Summit? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clarks Summit, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clarks Summit.

Adding Clarks Summit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarks Summit 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 Clarks Summit was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Clarks Summit on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarks Summit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clarks Summit: www.clarkssummitboro.org/

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

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