Wanamie, Pennsylvania

Wanamie, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Street in Wanamie
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Coordinates: 41°10′24″N 76°02′08″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Luzerne
Township	Newport
Area [1]
• Total	0.981 sq mi (2.54 km^2)
• Land	0.981 sq mi (2.54 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	612
• Density	620/sq mi (240/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	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 southwestern 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 northeastward 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]

Education

The school district is Greater Nanticoke Area School District.^[6]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
3. "Wanamie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. Nanticoke Pennsylvania ZIP Code Map
5. Origins of Town Names in Northeast PA
6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Luzerne County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 13, 2024. - Text list