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Census Data for Shaffers Corners

As far as we can tell, Shaffers Corners<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Shaffers Corners, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Old Forge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
    • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <3>
  • Taylor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
  • Duryea
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
    • Duryea is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <3>
  • Moosic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <3>
  • Avoca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarks Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
    • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <3>
  • Exeter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <3>
  • Hughestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
    • Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
  • Pittston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Scranton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West Pittston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarks Green
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
    • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
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    • Dupont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <3>
    • Dalton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dunmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

Lackawanna County ...

Shaffers Corners is located in Lackawanna County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lackawanna County.

Miscellaneous Information for Shaffers Corners ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Lackawanna County or the community of Shaffers Corners:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Shaffers Corners:
    • GNIS ID for Shaffers Corners: 1199511
    • GNIS ID for Lackawanna County: 1213675
    • GNIS ID for State of Pennsylvania: 1779798
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Shaffers Corners is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Shaffers Corners.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shaffers Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Shaffers Corners may originally have been Shaffer's Corners. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Shaffers Corners might be written as Shaffer Corners. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Shaffers Corners.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.









 

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