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Welcome to Beach Haven ...

Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Beach Haven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

A typical abbreviation for Beach Haven: Beach Hvn. (or less commonly used: Beach Havn.)

Beach Haven is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Beach Haven is within the (570) area code.

The ZIP code for Beach Haven: 18601<3>

Communities Also Named Beach Haven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Beach Haven - they are located in Florida, New Jersey and Washington.

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

Communities near Beach Haven ...

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

  • Wilkes-Barre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Kingston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Nanticoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Berwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Plymouth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Edwardsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
    • Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
  • Larksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larksville
    • Larksville is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larksville <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 Beach Haven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beach Haven.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beach Haven ...

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

Adding Beach Haven to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beach Haven post office opened in 1844.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beach Haven.

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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

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 Beach Haven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Beach Haven). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Beach Haven or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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