Welcome to Leviston ...

Leviston is located in Carbon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leviston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Leviston is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Leviston ...

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

• Nanticoke
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <4>
• Berwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Tamaqua
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Palmerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
• Shenandoah
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
• Jim Thorpe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• West Hazleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
  • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
• Mahanoy City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy City
  • Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahanoy City <4>
• Lansford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
  • Lansford is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <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 Leviston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leviston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leviston ...

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

Adding Leviston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leviston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/

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