Welcome to Wantage ...

Wantage is located in Sussex County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wantage, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

Wantage is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Wantage: (973) & (862)<4>

Communities near Wantage ...

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

• Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Monroe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Port Jervis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
  • Port Jervis is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <5>
• Newton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• Warwick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <5>
• Goshen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <5>
• Chester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• Sloatsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloatsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloatsburg
  • Sloatsburg is located in Rockland County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloatsburg <5>
• Greenwood Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Lake
  • Greenwood Lake is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Lake <5>
• Florida
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Florida is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wantage ...

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

Adding Wantage to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wantage post office opened in 1830.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wantage.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/