Welcome to Wapwallopen ...

Wapwallopen is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Wapwallopen is located in the (570) area code.

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)
  • 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>
• Hazleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <4>
• Bloomsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
• Kingston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Plymouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Shenandoah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Edwardsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Larksville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larksville
  • Larksville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larksville <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 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 for Wapwallopen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Wapwallopen in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wapwallopen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wapwallopen. 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/