Welcome to Harleigh ...

Harleigh is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harleigh, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Harleigh is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Harleigh: (570)

Communities Also Named Harleigh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Harleigh - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Harleigh ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <3>
• Kingston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <3>
• Nanticoke
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <3>
• Berwick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <3>
• Tamaqua
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <3>
• Plymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <3>
• Lehighton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <3>
• Shenandoah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <3>
• Jim Thorpe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
• Larksville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harleigh ...

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

Adding Harleigh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harleigh 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 Harleigh was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harleigh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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