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Welcome to Wapwallopen ...

Wapwallopen is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wapwallopen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.

Wapwallopen is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wapwallopen: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Wapwallopen: 18660<4>

Communities near Wapwallopen ...

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

  • Wilkes-Barre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Kingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nanticoke
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Berwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Plymouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Edwardsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Larksville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wapwallopen ...

Looking for more information about Wapwallopen? 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 Wapwallopen, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wapwallopen.

Adding Wapwallopen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wapwallopen post office opened in 1838.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wapwallopen.

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 Wapwallopen - 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 Wapwallopen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Wapwallopen 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 Wapwallopen). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wapwallopen 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/