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Welcome to Spencers Corners ...

Spencers Corners is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Spencers Corners: Spencers Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Spencers Corners for more information about variations on the name of Spencers Corners.

Spencers Corners is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Spencers Corners: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Spencers Corners ...

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

  • Scranton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dunmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
  • Carbondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Forge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Archbald
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blakely
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Taylor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Moosic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
  • Dickson City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Olyphant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spencers Corners ...

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Spencers Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Spencers Corners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Spencers Corners area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.