Wanamie, Pennsylvania

Wanamie
Census-designated place

Street in Wanamie
Wanamie
Coordinates: 41°10′24″N 76°02′08″W / 41.17333°N 76.03556°W / 41.17333; -76.03556Coordinates: 41°10′24″N 76°02′08″W / 41.17333°N 76.03556°W / 41.17333; -76.03556
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Luzerne
Area[1]
 • Total 0.981 sq mi (2.54 km2)
 • Land 0.981 sq mi (2.54 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 676 ft (206 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 612
 • Density 620/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 570
GNIS feature ID 1190577[3]
Fire station in Wanamie

Wanamie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Newport Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is located in the southwest end of the Wyoming Valley and uses the Nanticoke zip code of 18634.[4] The South Branch Newport Creek forms the natural eastern boundary of Wanamie and drains it northeast via the Newport Creek into the Susquehanna River. The village is named after the Wanami tribe of the Lenni Lenape.[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 612.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Wanamie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ Nanticoke Pennsylvania ZIP Code Map
  5. ↑ Origins of Town Names in Northeast PA
 Hunlock Creek West Nanticoke Alden, Newport Center, Sheatown
Glen Lyon Hanover Township
   Wanamie  
Slocum Township Slocum Township Follstown, Nuangola


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