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Welcome to Wrights View ...

Wrights View is located in Sullivan County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wrights View: Wrights Vw.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wrights View for more information about variations on the name of Wrights View.

Wrights View is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wrights View: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Wrights View ...

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

  • Muncy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <4>
  • Muncy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Millville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Benton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dushore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Laporte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Columbus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Stillwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wrights View ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wrights View - 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 Wrights View area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Wrights View 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.