Welcome to Duryea ...

Duryea is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duryea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Duryea has a population of 4,921 people<3> (see below for details).

Duryea is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Duryea lies within the (570) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Duryea had an population of 4,921 people (or an increase of 6.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Duryea had a population of 4,917 people. This makes Duryea the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Duryea represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 197th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,917 people, the population of Duryea increased 6.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,634 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Duryea.

Communities Also Named Duryea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Duryea: This one is located in Luzerne County and the other is located in Lancaster County.

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

Communities near Duryea ...

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

• Scranton
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <5>
• Wilkes-Barre
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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 <5>
• Kingston
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• Nanticoke
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Archbald
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <5>
• Blakely
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
• Plymouth
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
• Dickson City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
  • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <5>
• Swoyersville
  (7 miles [11.3 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duryea ...

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

Adding Duryea to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Duryea post office opened in 1883.

We also found Duryea on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duryea.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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