Welcome to Old Sugar Loaf ...
Old Sugar Loaf is located in Luzerne County<1>.
Old Sugar Loaf is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Old Sugar Loaf lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Old Sugar Loaf: 570 & 272<3>
Communities near Old Sugar Loaf ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Sugar Loaf.
- Nanticoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tamaqua
(12 miles [19.3 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lehighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Thorpe
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lansford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frackville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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 Old Sugar Loaf. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Sugar Loaf.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Sugar Loaf. 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 Old Sugar Loaf.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Sugar Loaf. See our Newspapers Page for Old Sugar Loaf.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Sugar Loaf ...
Looking for more information about Old Sugar Loaf? 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 Old Sugar Loaf, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Old Sugar Loaf.
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 Old Sugar Loaf - 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 Old Sugar Loaf area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Old Sugar Loaf 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. |