Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania

Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°07′50″N 76°13′10″W / 41.13056°N 76.21944°W / 41.13056; -76.21944Coordinates: 41°07′50″N 76°13′10″W / 41.13056°N 76.21944°W / 41.13056; -76.21944
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Luzerne
Elevation	541 ft (165 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC)
ZIP code	18660
Area code(s)	570 Exchange: 379

Wapwallopen is an unincorporated community in lower Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is designated a "populated community place" (class code U6), a populated place that is not a census designated or incorporated place having an official federally recognized name. It get its name from a Native American settlement that was established where Big Wapwallopen Creek feeds into the Susquehanna River. The Great Indian Warpath historically passed through the area.