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Around Edwardsville ...

For comparison, Edwardsville has a population of 4,700 people.

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Edwardsville, with the nearest first.

  • Kingston
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pringle
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pringle is located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Courtdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Forty Fort
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
  • Larksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Luzerne
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Plymouth Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
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  • Plymouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Bowkley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Port Bowkley is located in Luzerne County
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    • Swoyersville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Trucksville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
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    • Wilkes-Barre
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Miners Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
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    • Plains
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

For more communities neighboring Edwardsville, please visit our County-by-County Page for Edwardsville.

Luzerne County ...

Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edwardsville ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edwardsville.

Airports Near Edwardsville ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Edwardsville and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Edwardsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edwardsville ...

Looking for more information about Edwardsville? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Edwardsville. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Edwardsville, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Edwardsville.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Edwardsville.
<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 Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Edwardsville), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.