Welcome to West Hazleton ...

West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County<1>.

The location of West Hazleton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hazleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Hazleton has a population of 4,334 people<3> (see below for details).

West Hazleton is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

West Hazleton is within the (570) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Hazleton had an population of 4,334 people. This is a decrease of 5.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Hazleton had a population of 4,594 people. This makes West Hazleton the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of West Hazleton represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 212nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,594 people, the population of West Hazleton increased 29.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,542 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Hazleton.

Communities near West Hazleton ...

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

• Nanticoke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <5>
• Berwick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <5>
• Tamaqua
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <5>
• Plymouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Lehighton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <5>
• Shenandoah
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <5>
• Jim Thorpe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <5>
• Mahanoy City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy City
  • Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahanoy City <5>
• Lansford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
  • Lansford is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <5>
• Frackville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hazleton ...

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

Adding West Hazleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Hazleton 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 West Hazleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the West Hazleton post office opened in 1889.

We also found West Hazleton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Hazleton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/