Welcome to Hughestown ...

Hughestown is located in Luzerne County<1>.

The location of Hughestown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hughestown has a population of 1,358 people<3> (see below for details).

Hughestown is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Hughestown: (570)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hughestown had an population of 1,358 people. This is a decrease of 2.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hughestown had a population of 1,392 people. This makes Hughestown the county's 27th most populous community.

The population of Hughestown represents 0.01% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 517th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,392 people, the population of Hughestown decreased 9.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,541 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hughestown.

Communities near Hughestown ...

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

• Scranton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <5>
• Wilkes-Barre
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <5>
• Dunmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <5>
• Kingston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <5>
• Nanticoke
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <5>
• Archbald
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <5>
• Blakely
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <5>
• Taylor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Moosic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <5>
• Plymouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hughestown ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hughestown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/