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Welcome to Fleetville ...

Fleetville is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fleetville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.

Fleetville is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fleetville: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Fleetville: 18420<4>

Communities near Fleetville ...

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

  • Scranton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dunmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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 <5>
  • Carbondale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Old Forge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pittston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Archbald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Blakely
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylor
    (14 miles [22.5 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 <5>
  • Moosic
    (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
  • Dickson City
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Fleetville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fleetville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fleetville ...

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

Adding Fleetville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fleetville post office opened in 1839.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fleetville.

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 Fleetville - 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 Fleetville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Fleetville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fleetville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fleetville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/