1,000 Wawas: See Where Chain Is Opening Next In PA

PENNSYLVNIA — Wawa continues opening and remodeling stores in its service area, and the Pennsylvania company announced the opening of a new store on Thursday will be its 1,000th location.

The gas station and convenience store favorite has four stores scheduled to open in spring and summer 2023, continuing to grow the brand's presence around the Keystone State.

There's a big fanfare scheduled for the 1,000th location in Oaklyn (southern New Jersey) on April 27, with free coffee available all day at the new store and special events to mark the milestone.

Last year, Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens told the Philadelphia Business Journal that the company plans to open another 1,800 locations in states across the U.S. There are already close to 250 locations in Pennsylvania.

Here are where Wawa locations are slated to open this year in Pennsylvania.

Spring 2023

• Fairless Hills (530 Lincoln Highway)
• Doylestown (3659 N. Easton Road)
• Lansdale (1900 Broad Street)

Summer 2023

• Sharon Hill (1100 Calcon Hook Road)

Wawa's future expansion plans include stores with travel centers — "Wawa on steroids," Gheysens told the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia's 2023 Economic Outlook last January.

Gheysens first hinted last April at opening travel centers, telling the Business Journal that the company plans to nearly double its store count and operate about 1,800 locations by 2030. The plan involves new locations in existing markets and expansion into new states.Related article: 'Wawa On Steroids': Chain Could Bring 'Travel Centers' To NJ, PA

The opening of travel centers will likely take five years, a Wawa spokesperson told NBC10 Philadelphia. The facilities will be bigger than typical Wawa stores and located in more high-profile locations on major highways, such as Interstate 95, which has a lengthy stretch in the Garden State.

Wawa first opened in April 1964 in Delaware County.

This story contains reporting from Patch's Josh Bakan.