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Welcome to Shawanese ...

Shawanese is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shawanese, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Shawanese is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shawanese: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Shawanese: 18654<4>

Communities near Shawanese ...

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

  • Scranton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Wilkes-Barre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nanticoke
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Old Forge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pittston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Taylor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
  • Moosic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <5>
  • Plymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Exeter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shawanese ...

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

Adding Shawanese to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shawanese 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 Shawanese was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shawanese post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shawanese.

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 Shawanese - 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 Shawanese area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Shawanese area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Shawanese). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Shawanese or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/