Welcome to Prichard ...

Prichard is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prichard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Prichard is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Prichard: (570)

Communities Also Named Prichard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Prichard - they are located in Alabama, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Prichard ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Kingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Berwick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Pittston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Plymouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Exeter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Swoyersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swoyersville
  • Swoyersville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swoyersville <4>
• West Pittston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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  • West Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Pittston <4>
• Edwardsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <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 Prichard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prichard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prichard ...

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

Adding Prichard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prichard 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 Prichard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Prichard post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prichard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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