Welcome to Drinker ...

Drinker is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drinker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Drinker is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Drinker: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Drinker ...

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

Scranton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Scranton
- From Drinker to Scranton
Dunmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dunmore
- From Drinker to Dunmore
Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carbondale
- From Drinker to Carbondale
Old Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
Pittston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pittston is located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pittston
- From Drinker to Pittston
Archbald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <4>
Blakely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
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Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
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Moosic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
Dickson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <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 Drinker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drinker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drinker ...

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

Adding Drinker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drinker 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 (so far) for Drinker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Drinker post office opened in 1878. The Drinker post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drinker.

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drinker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Drinker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Drinker area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/