Welcome to Jeddo ...

Jeddo is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jeddo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jeddo has a population of 92 people<3> (see below for details).

Jeddo is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Jeddo: (570)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jeddo had an population of 92 people. This is a decrease of 6.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 36.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jeddo had a population of 98 people. This makes Jeddo the county's 40th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 98 people, the population of Jeddo decreased 31.94% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 144 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jeddo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Jeddo - they are located in Alabama (2), Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jeddo ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Hazleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <5>
• Kingston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Berwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <5>
• Tamaqua
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <5>
• Plymouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Palmerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <5>
• Shenandoah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <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 Jeddo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jeddo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jeddo ...

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

Adding Jeddo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jeddo post office opened in 1850.

We also found Jeddo in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jeddo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jeddo. 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/