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Welcome to Gouldsboro ...

Gouldsboro is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gouldsboro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Gouldsboro is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gouldsboro: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Gouldsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Gouldsboro: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Lackawanna County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named Gouldsboro - they are located in Louisiana and Maine.

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

Communities near Gouldsboro ...

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

  • Scranton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunmore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Old Forge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Archbald
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Blakely
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 northwest)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Exeter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gouldsboro ...

Looking for more information about Gouldsboro? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gouldsboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gouldsboro.

Adding Gouldsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gouldsboro 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 Gouldsboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gouldsboro post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gouldsboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gouldsboro - 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 Gouldsboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Gouldsboro 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.
<5>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/