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Welcome to Warrior Run ...

Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Warrior Run, 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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Warrior Run has a population of 549 people<2> (see below for details).

Warrior Run is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Warrior Run: 570 & 272<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Warrior Run had an population of 549 people. This is a decrease of 5.99% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Warrior Run had a population of 584 people. This makes Warrior Run the county's 35th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 584 people, the population of Warrior Run decreased 6.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 624 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Warrior Run.

Communities Also Named Warrior Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Warrior Run: This one is located in Luzerne County and the other is located in Northumberland County.

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

Communities near Warrior Run ...

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

  • Wilkes-Barre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Berwick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Forge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
    • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <5>
  • Pittston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
  • Moosic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <5>
  • Exeter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
  • Swoyersville
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Warrior Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warrior Run.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warrior Run ...

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

Adding Warrior Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Warrior Run on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warrior Run.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Warrior Run.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warrior Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Warrior Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Warrior Run area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.