Welcome to Wanamakers ...

Wanamakers is located in Lehigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wanamakers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Wanamakers is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Wanamakers ...

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

• Pottsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
• Northampton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Tamaqua
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Catasauqua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <4>
• Palmerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <4>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <4>
• Kutztown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <4>
• Jim Thorpe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Hamburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <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 Wanamakers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wanamakers.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wanamakers ...

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

Adding Wanamakers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Wanamakers post office opened in 1888.

We also found Wanamakers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wanamakers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

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