Welcome to Sweet Valley ...

Sweet Valley is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sweet Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for Sweet Valley: Sweet Vly. (or less commonly used: Sweet Vally. or Sweet Vlly.)

Sweet Valley is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sweet Valley is within the boundaries of the (570) area code.

Communities near Sweet Valley ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Kingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Pittston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Plymouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Exeter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
• Swoyersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swoyersville
  • Swoyersville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swoyersville <4>
• West Pittston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittston
  • West Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Pittston <4>
• Edwardsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <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 Sweet Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sweet Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sweet Valley ...

Looking for more information about Sweet Valley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sweet Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sweet Valley.

Adding Sweet Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sweet Valley 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 Sweet Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sweet Valley post office opened in 1847.

We also found Sweet Valley in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sweet Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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