- State:PennsylvaniaCounty:Luzerne CountyCity:Sweet ValleyCounty FIPS:42079Coordinates:41°16′56″N 76°08′41″W
- Latitude:41,3003Longitude:-76,1591Dman name cbsa:Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PATimezone:Eastern Standard Time (EST) UTC-5:00; Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) UTC-4:00ZIP codes:18656GMAP:
Sweet Valley, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Population:1,960
Sweet Valley is an unincorporated community in Ross Township, Luzerne County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.A post office called Sweet Valley has been in operation since 1847. Josiah Ruggles was the first postmaster, and the community's first merchant. The community is located on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which runs through Ross Township and into the town of Wilkes-Barre. The town's ZIP code is 6053. The post office was established in 1847, and was named after Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania, a town in Luzerner County, Pennsylvania. It was named for Sweet Valley's first resident, Josiah Ruggles, who was postmaster and merchant of the community. The ZIP code was 6054, which was originally called Sweet Valley and was later changed to Sweet Vallee and then to Sweet Valee. It has a population of 1,816. It is located in the eastern part of Ross Township; the northern part of the town is called Wilkes Barre and the western part of Wilkes County is known as Ross Towards The Town of Ross Township and includes the towns of Wyoming and Wilkins Tawas TOWAS. It also has a small portion of the city of Wilkinsburg, where the town's population is 1,715.
History
A post office called Sweet Valley has been in operation since 1847. Josiah Ruggles was the first postmaster, and the community's first merchant. Sweet Valley is located on the banks of the Ohio River. The town has a population of around 1,000 people. The community is located near the town of Sweet Valley, which is on the Ohio-Illinois border. It was founded in 1847 as a settlement of settlers. The post office was established in 1845. It is still in operation today, with a post office on the corner of the river and the town's main street. It has a total population of about 1,200. The area was once known as "Sweet Valley" and was named after a local family, the Sweet Valley Pioneers, who settled the area in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Sweet Valley's population in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania of 2,321 residents in 1930 has dropped 0,84-fold to 1,960 residents after 120 years, according to the official 2020 census.