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Welcome to Conyngham Station ...

Conyngham Station is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conyngham Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Conyngham Station: Conyngham Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Conyngham Station is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Conyngham Station: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Conyngham Station ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Nanticoke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Berwick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • Plymouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lehighton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
  • Mahanoy City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conyngham Station ...

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

Adding Conyngham Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Conyngham Station 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 Conyngham Station was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conyngham Station.

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 Conyngham Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Conyngham Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Conyngham Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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.