Avoca, Pennsylvania

About Avoca

Avoca is a small town in northeastern Pennsylvania counting 2,554 people who proudly call it home.

Avoca holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 1.02 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,504 residents per square mile.

📰 Avoca News Today

• Christina Metallo Obituary (2026) - Avoca, PA - Cremation Specialist of Pennsylvania - Avoca Legacy | Obituary · Oct 7
• Patrick Mark Clifford Kiesinger Funeral Services · Aug 14
• Vickie Necci Obituary (2026) - Avoca, PA - Cremation Specialist of Pennsylvania - Avoca Legacy | Obituary · Oct 7
• Jean Starzec Obituary - Avoca, PA The Citizens' Voice · Jun 30
• Anna Halagarda McMullen Obituary - Avoca, PA - Scranton Times-Tribune Scranton Times-Tribune · Apr 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Pennsylvania headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Avoca Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Avoca — but the Pennsylvania one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northeastern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Avoca

• Lucky's Craft Food and Drink — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Avoca

• Avoca Recreational Complex reviews ★
• Mary Ann Nawrocki Park reviews ★
• Plane Street Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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