Welcome to West Damascus ...

West Damascus is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Damascus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for West Damascus: W. Damascus

West Damascus is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Damascus: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near West Damascus ...

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

Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
Honesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Honesdale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honesdale <4>
Forest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
Waymart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waymart is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waymart <4>
Hawley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hawley is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>
Hancock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Delaware County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
Vandling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
Jeffersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
Union Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union Dale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Dale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Dale <4>
Prompton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prompton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Damascus ...

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

Adding West Damascus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Damascus 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 West Damascus was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Damascus.

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>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Damascus - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the West Damascus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the West Damascus 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.