Welcome to Zenith ...

Zenith is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zenith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Zenith is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Zenith: (570)

Communities Also Named Zenith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Zenith - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Zenith ...

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

• Hazleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Bloomsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
• Nanticoke
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Berwick
  (3 miles [4.8 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 <4>
• Tamaqua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Plymouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Shenandoah
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• West Hazleton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
  • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
• Mahanoy City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <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 Zenith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zenith.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zenith ...

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

Adding Zenith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zenith 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 Zenith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Zenith post office opened in 1894.

We also found Zenith on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zenith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zenith. 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/