Welcome to White Haven ...
White Haven is located in Luzerne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of White Haven, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.
A typical abbreviation for White Haven: White Hvn. (or less commonly used: White Havn.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, White Haven has a population of 1,099 people<2> (see below for details).
White Haven is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: White Haven lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for White Haven: 570 & 272<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, White Haven had an population of 1,099 people. This is an increase of 0.18% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.02% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, White Haven had a population of 1,097 people. This makes White Haven the county's 28th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,097 people, the population of White Haven decreased 7.19% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,182 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for White Haven.
Communities Also Named White Haven ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named White Haven - they are located in Montana and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Haven.
Communities near White Haven ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near White Haven.
- Wilkes-Barre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
- Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <5>
- Hazleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
- Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <5>
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <5>
- Nanticoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Pittston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Pittston is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <5>
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Exeter
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <5>
- Lehighton
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Swoyersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swoyersville
- Swoyersville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,010 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swoyersville <5>
- West Pittston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittston
- West Pittston is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Pittston <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 White Haven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Haven.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of White Haven. 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 White Haven.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around White Haven. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for White Haven.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Haven ...
Looking for more information about White Haven? 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 White Haven, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for White Haven.
Adding White Haven to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of White Haven 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 White Haven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the White Haven post office opened in 1836.
We also found White Haven in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for White Haven.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Haven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.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 Luzerne, 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 White Haven. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Haven - 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 White Haven area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the White Haven area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |