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