Wanamie, Pennsylvania

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Wanamie, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Street in Wanamie
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Wanamie
Location in Pennsylvania
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Wanamie
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°10′24″N76°02′08″W / 41.17333°N 76.03556°W / 41.17333; -76.03556
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Luzerne
Township Newport
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.981 sq mi (2.54 km2)
 • Land0.981 sq mi (2.54 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Population
 (2010) [2]
 • Total
612
 • Density620/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 570
GNIS feature ID1190577 [3]
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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]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reservoir Creek</span> River

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References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. 1 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


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