Welcome to Dickson City ...

Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dickson City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dickson City has a population of 5,758 people<3> (see below for details).

Dickson City is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dickson City had an population of 5,758 people. This is a decrease of 5.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dickson City had a population of 6,070 people. This makes Dickson City the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Dickson City represents 0.05% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 148th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,070 people, the population of Dickson City decreased 2.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,205 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dickson City.

Communities near Dickson City ...

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

• Kingston
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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 southwest)
  • 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 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 <5>
• Taylor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 southwest)
  • 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>
• Exeter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Swoyersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Duryea
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
  • Duryea is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <5>
• West Pittston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittston
  • West Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Pittston <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 Dickson City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dickson City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dickson City ...

Looking for more information about Dickson City? 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 Dickson City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dickson City.

Adding Dickson City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dickson City 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 Dickson City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dickson City post office opened in 1874.

We also found Dickson City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dickson City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dickson City. 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/