Welcome to Port Blanchard ...

Port Blanchard is located in Luzerne County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Port Blanchard, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Blanchard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Port Blanchard: Prt. Blanchard

Port Blanchard is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Port Blanchard is within the (570) area code.

Communities near Port Blanchard ...

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

• Scranton
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (4 miles [6.4 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
  (4 miles [6.4 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 <4>
• Nanticoke
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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 Port Blanchard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Blanchard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Blanchard ...

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

Adding Port Blanchard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Blanchard 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 Port Blanchard was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Port Blanchard in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Blanchard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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