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Welcome to Waymart ...

Waymart is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waymart, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waymart has a population of 1,268 people<2> (see below for details).

Waymart is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Waymart: 570 & 272<4>

The ZIP code for Waymart: 18472<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waymart had an population of 1,268 people. This is a decrease of 5.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waymart had a population of 1,341 people. This makes Waymart the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Waymart represents 0.01% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 527th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,341 people, the population of Waymart decreased 6.16% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,429 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Waymart.

Communities near Waymart ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waymart ...

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

Adding Waymart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waymart 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 Waymart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Waymart post office opened in 1840.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waymart.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Wayne, 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 Waymart.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waymart - 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 Waymart area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Waymart area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Waymart). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Waymart or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/