Paupack, Pennsylvania

Paupack is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Hawley. Paupack has a post office with ZIP code 18451, which opened on October 19, 1900.[2][3]

Paupack, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Paupack School
Paupack School
Paupack is located in Pennsylvania
Paupack
Paupack
Coordinates: 41°23′46″N 75°11′47″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPike
Elevation
1,565 ft (477 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18451
Area code(s)272 & 570
GNIS feature ID1199282[1]

The community derives its name from Wallenpaupack Creek.[4]

The area was originally served by the Paupack School which dates back to 1925 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

References

  1. "Paupack". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  4. Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
  5. "NPGallery Digital Asset Management System". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System.


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