Welcome to East Side ...

East Side is located in Carbon County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Side has a population of 301 people<3> (see below for details).

East Side is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Side had an population of 301 people. This is a decrease of 5.05% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Side had a population of 317 people. This makes East Side the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 317 people, the population of East Side increased 9.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 290 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Side.

Communities Also Named East Side ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named East Side: This one is located in Carbon County and the other is located in Philadelphia County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 20 communities that are also named East Side - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near East Side ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Hazleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <5>
• Kingston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Pittston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Plymouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Exeter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Palmerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <5>
• Swoyersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 East Side. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Side.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Side ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/

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