Welcome to Vandling ...

Vandling is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vandling, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vandling has a population of 711 people<3> (see below for details).

Vandling is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vandling had an population of 711 people. This is a decrease of 5.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vandling had a population of 751 people. This makes Vandling the county's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 751 people, the population of Vandling increased 1.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 738 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Vandling.

Communities near Vandling ...

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

• Scranton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Dunmore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Archbald
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Blakely
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Taylor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Moosic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <5>
• Dickson City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
  • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <5>
• Olyphant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
  • Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <5>
• Clarks Summit
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <5>
• Jessup
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
  • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vandling ...

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

Adding Vandling to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vandling 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 Vandling was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vandling post office opened in 1893.

We also found Vandling on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vandling.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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