Welcome to Carbondale ...

The city of Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carbondale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carbondale has a population of 8,377 people<2> (see below for details).

Carbondale is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Carbondale is within the (570) area code.

The ZIP code for Carbondale: 18407<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carbondale had an population of 8,377 people. This is a decrease of 5.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carbondale had a population of 8,891 people. This makes Carbondale the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Carbondale represents 0.07% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 86th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,891 people, the population of Carbondale decreased 9.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,804 people).

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

Communities Also Named Carbondale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Carbondale - they are located in Alberta, California (2), Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carbondale ...

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

• Scranton
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Old Forge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <5>
• Blakely
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 Carbondale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carbondale.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carbondale. Our list includes 25 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Carbondale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carbondale ...

Looking for more information about Carbondale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Carbondale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carbondale.

Adding Carbondale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carbondale 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 Carbondale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Carbondale post office opened in 1829.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbondale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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