Welcome to Factoryville ...

Factoryville is located in Wyoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Factoryville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Factoryville has a population of 1,192 people<2> (see below for details).

Factoryville is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Factoryville: (570)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Factoryville had an population of 1,192 people. This is an increase of 2.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Factoryville had a population of 1,158 people. This makes Factoryville the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,158 people, the population of Factoryville increased 1.22% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,144 people).

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

Communities Also Named Factoryville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Factoryville: This one is located in Wyoming County and the other is located in Northampton County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 6 communities that are also named Factoryville - they are located in Kansas, Michigan (2), Nebraska and New York.

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

Communities near Factoryville ...

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

• Scranton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Dunmore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Carbondale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Old Forge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Pittston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Archbald
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Blakely
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Taylor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Moosic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Dickson City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <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 Factoryville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Factoryville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Factoryville ...

Looking for more information about Factoryville? 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 Factoryville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Factoryville.

Adding Factoryville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Factoryville post office opened in 1828.

We also found Factoryville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Factoryville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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