Welcome to Wila ...
Wila is located in Perry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wila, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Wila is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wila lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wila: 717 & 223<3>
Communities Also Named Wila ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wila - it's located in Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wila.
Communities near Wila ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wila.
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
- Marysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
- Millersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
- Elizabethville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethville
- Elizabethville is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethville <4>
- Duncannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
- Duncannon is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <4>
- West Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Beavertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Beavertown is located in Snyder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <4>
- Liverpool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <4>
- McClure
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
- McClure is located in Snyder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <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 Wila. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wila.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wila. 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 Wila.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wila. See our Newspapers Page for Wila.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wila ...
Looking for more information about Wila? 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 Wila, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wila.
Adding Wila to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wila 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 Wila was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Wila post office opened in 1904.
We also found Wila on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wila.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wila. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.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 Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wila - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Wila area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Wila 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/ |