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Welcome to Walbert ...

Walbert is located in Lehigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walbert, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Walbert is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Walbert: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities Also Named Walbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Walbert - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walbert.

Communities near Walbert ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walbert ...

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

Adding Walbert to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Walbert in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walbert.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lehigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walbert - 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 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Walbert area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Walbert 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.