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Welcome to Suscon ...

Suscon is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Suscon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Suscon is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Suscon: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Suscon ...

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

  • Scranton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilkes-Barre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Kingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Nanticoke
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Forge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pittston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Archbald
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blakely
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Suscon ...

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

Adding Suscon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Suscon 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 (so far) for Suscon was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Suscon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Suscon - 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 Suscon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Suscon 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.