Welcome to Laflin ...

Laflin is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laflin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Laflin has a population of 1,439 people<2> (see below for details).

Laflin is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Laflin lies within the (570) area code.

Websites for Laflin ...

Official Website: www.laflinboro.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Laflin had an population of 1,439 people. This is a decrease of 3.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Laflin had a population of 1,487 people. This makes Laflin the county's 26th most populous community.

The population of Laflin represents 0.01% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 509th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,487 people, the population of Laflin has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,502 people).

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

Communities Also Named Laflin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Laflin - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Laflin ...

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

• Scranton
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <4>
• Wilkes-Barre
  (5 miles [8 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 <4>
• Dunmore
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• Kingston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Nanticoke
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• Old Forge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Archbald
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Blakely
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Taylor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Moosic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laflin ...

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

Adding Laflin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Laflin post office opened in 1889.

We also found Laflin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laflin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Laflin: www.laflinboro.com/

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

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