Welcome to West Falls ...

West Falls is located in Wyoming County<1>.

The location of West Falls has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for West Falls: W. Falls

West Falls is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for West Falls: (570)

Communities Also Named West Falls ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named West Falls - they are located in Maryland and New York.

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

Communities near West Falls ...

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

• Scranton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Wilkes-Barre
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Dunmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Kingston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Nanticoke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Carbondale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Falls ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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