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Welcome to Rippletown ...

Rippletown is located in Luzerne County<1>.

Rippletown is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rippletown: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Rippletown ...

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

  • Wilkes-Barre
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hazleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Nanticoke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Forge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pittston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Exeter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Swoyersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rippletown ...

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

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