About the town » Wapwallopen, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Wapwallopen is a populated place 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 place is very small, though there is a post office there. The Great Indian Warpath passes through the area.