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Welcome to Franklin Junction ...

Franklin Junction is located in Luzerne County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Franklin Junction: Franklin Jct. (or less commonly used: Franklin Jctn.)

Franklin Junction is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Franklin Junction: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Franklin Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Franklin Junction - they are located in Michigan, Ohio and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Franklin Junction ...

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

  • Scranton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazleton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dunmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Nanticoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Old Forge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pittston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Exeter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Swoyersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franklin Junction - 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 Franklin Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Franklin Junction 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.