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Welcome to Moosic ...

Moosic is located in Lackawanna County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Moosic, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Moosic has a population of 5,832 people<3> (see below for details).

Moosic is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Moosic ...

Official Website: www.moosic.boroughs.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Moosic had an population of 5,832 people. This is an increase of 1.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Moosic had a population of 5,719 people. This makes Moosic the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Moosic represents 0.05% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 162nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,719 people, the population of Moosic increased 2.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,575 people).

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

Communities near Moosic ...

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

  • Wilkes-Barre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nanticoke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbondale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Archbald
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Plymouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dickson City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
    • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <5>
  • Exeter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <5>
  • Swoyersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moosic ...

Looking for more information about Moosic? 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 Moosic, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Moosic.

Adding Moosic to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moosic post office opened in 1858.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moosic.

The official website for Moosic: www.moosic.boroughs.org/

The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lackawanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Moosic.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moosic - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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