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Welcome to Weissport ...

Weissport is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weissport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Weissport has a population of 397 people<2> (see below for details).

Weissport is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Weissport had an population of 397 people. This is a decrease of 3.64% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Weissport had a population of 412 people. This makes Weissport the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 412 people, the population of Weissport decreased 5.07% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 434 people).

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

Communities near Weissport ...

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

  • Allentown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Northampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tamaqua
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Catasauqua
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • West Hazleton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Slatington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lansford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Freeland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weissport ...

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

Adding Weissport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weissport 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 Weissport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Weissport post office opened in 1850. The Weissport post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weissport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Carbon, 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 Weissport.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weissport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/