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Welcome to Wiley ...

Wiley is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.

Wiley is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wiley: 412, 724 & 878<3>

Communities Also Named Wiley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Wiley: This one is located in Greene County and the other is located in York County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 15 communities that are also named Wiley - they are located in Alabama (3), British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wiley.

Communities near Wiley ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
  • Uniontown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Westover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <4>
  • Waynesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Masontown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Granville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Centerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
  • Brownsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Star City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Fairchance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiley ...

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

Adding Wiley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wiley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Wiley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wiley post office opened in 1865. The Wiley post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wiley - 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 412 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 724 or 878. New phone numbers in the Wiley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 412, 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Wiley 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/