Welcome to Wennersville ...
Wennersville is located in Lehigh County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wennersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.
Wennersville is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wennersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wennersville: 610, 484 & 835<3>
Communities near Wennersville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wennersville.
- Allentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Allentown is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
- Phillipsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Emmaus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
- Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
- Northampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Northampton is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
- Quakertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Quakertown is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Catasauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
- Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <4>
- Hellertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
- Hellertown is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <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 Wennersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wennersville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wennersville. 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 Wennersville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wennersville. See our Newspapers Page for Wennersville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wennersville ...
Looking for more information about Wennersville? 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 Wennersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wennersville.
Adding Wennersville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wennersville 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 Wennersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Wennersville post office opened in 1862.
We also found Wennersville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wennersville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wennersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lehigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wennersville - 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 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Wennersville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Wennersville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |