Census Data for Cortez
As far as we can tell, Cortez has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Cortez, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Archbald
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
- Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <2>
- Jessup
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <2>
- Jermyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
- Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <2>
- Mayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Mayfield is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <2>
- Blakely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
- Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <2>
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <2>
- Olyphant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <2>
- Dickson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
- Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <2>
- Throop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Throop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Throop is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <2>
- Vandling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Waymart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymart
- Waymart is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waymart <2>
- Dunmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
- Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <2>
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- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <2>
- Prompton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Scranton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <2>
- Moscow
Lackawanna County ...
Cortez is located in Lackawanna County<3>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lackawanna County.
Miscellaneous Information for Cortez ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Lackawanna County or the community of Cortez:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 42 (Pennsylvania)
- County Code: 069 (Lackawanna County)
- Place Code: 16328 (Cortez)
- State & County Code: 42/069 (Pennsylvania / Lackawanna County)
- State & Place Code: 42/16328 (Pennsylvania / Cortez)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Cortez is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Cortez.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cortez. 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/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lackawanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |