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Welcome to Factoryville Station ...

Factoryville Station is located in Wyoming County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Factoryville Station: Factoryville Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Factoryville Station is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Factoryville Station: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Factoryville Station ...

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

  • Scranton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
  • Carbondale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Old Forge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pittston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Archbald
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blakely
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Moosic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
  • Dickson City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Factoryville Station ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Factoryville Station - 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 Factoryville Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Factoryville Station 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.