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Welcome to Gum Run ...

Gum Run is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gum Run, 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.

Gum Run is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gum Run: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Gum Run ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bloomsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pottsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Nanticoke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Berwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tamaqua
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Carmel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Shenandoah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • West Hazleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Minersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gum Run ...

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

Adding Gum Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gum Run 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 (so far) for Gum Run was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gum Run.

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 Gum Run - 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 Gum Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Gum Run 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.