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On December 18, 2020, Wawa opened its first drive-thru at a convenience store/gas station location in [[Westampton, New Jersey]].<ref name=6abc121820/> In September 2020, Wawa began construction on its first drive-thru only location in [[Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania]]; this location opened on January 8, 2021.<ref name=6abc121820>{{cite news |title=Wawa opens first drive-thru at Westampton, NJ store|publisher=WPVI-TV|location=Philadelphia, PA|date=December 18, 2020|url=https://6abc.com/business/wawa-opens-its-first-drive-thru-at-nj-store/8864818/|access-date=December 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Grand opening of Wawa drive-thru in Falls Township set for Friday|publisher=WTXF-TV|location=Philadelphia, PA|date=January 5, 2021|url=https://www.fox29.com/news/grand-opening-of-wawa-drive-thru-in-falls-township-set-for-friday?taid=5ff4d6dc3ec0900001fa3b7f|access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref>
In 2022, Wawa announced their intentions to expand to [[North Carolina]] by 2024. On May 12, 2023, the company broke ground on its first location there, in [[Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina|Kill Devil Hills]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Leah |first=Heather |date=May 12, 2023 |title=It's here! Wawa breaks ground on first North Carolina store |work=WRAL |location=Raleigh, NC |url=https://www.wral.com/story/it-s-here-wawa-breaks-ground-on-first-north-carolina-store/20857262/ |access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> The company also announced plans to open stores in the [[Florida Panhandle]] (including [[Panama City, Florida|Panama City]], [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]], and [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]]) and [[Mobile, Alabama]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Not stated-->|title=Wawa, popular convenience store chain, eyeing this city for first Alabama location|publisher=AL.com|date=April 18, 2022|url=https://www.al.com/news/2022/04/wawa-popular-convenience-store-chain-eyeing-this-city-for-first-alabama-location.html|access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref> Wawa has plans to expand into the [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] area in [[Tennessee]], with the first location to open in 2025 and plans for up to 40 stores.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mazza|first=Sandy|title=Wawa convenience market, an East Coast favorite, teases Nashville locations|work=Nashville Tennessean|date=June 7, 2022|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2022/06/07/wawa-convenience-store-coming-nashville-tn/7545103001/|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref> In 2022, Wawa announced an aggressive push into [[South Central Pennsylvania]] and specifically [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], which has long been [[Sheetz]] territory but also has [[Rutter's]] and [[Turkey Hill Minit Markets|Turkey Hill]] as strong local competitors alongside national competitors such as [[7-Eleven]]/[[Speedway (store)|Speedway]].<ref name=Harrisburg>{{cite web |last=Gleiter|first=Sue|url=https://www.pennlive.com/life/2022/06/wawa-poised-to-expand-in-central-pa-with-up-to-40-convenience-stores.html | title=Wawa poised to expand in central Pa. with up to 40 convenience stores |publisher=PennLive|date=June 23, 2022|access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref> In October 2022, Wawa announced it would be expanding into Georgia, with the first location opening in [[Waycross, Georgia|Waycross]], by 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.southernliving.com/news/wawa-expanding-georgia | title=Wawa Is Heading To Georgia | publisher=Southern Living | access-date=December 11, 2022 | author=Locker, Melissa}}</ref> On December 7, 2022, Wawa announced an expansion into [[Kentucky]], [[Indiana]], and [[Ohio]] after 2025.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rees|first=David|title=Wawa stores announce expansion into Ohio|publisher=WCMH-TV|location=Columbus, OH|date=December 7, 2022|url=https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/wawa-stores-announce-expansion-into-ohio/|access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref>
In 2023, the first Ohio location was approved and will be located in [[Liberty Township, Butler County, Ohio|Liberty Township]], near Cincinnati, and the first Indiana location will be in [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]].<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Rachel |last=Gignac |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Wawa Identifies 1st Locations in Indiana, Ohio |url=https://cspdailynews.com/company-news/wawa-identifies-1st-locations-indiana-ohio |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=CSP Daily News |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, it was announced that up to 40 Kentucky locations would be opened.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wlky.com/article/wawa-louisville-kentucky-stores-bullitt-hardin/45325011|title=Wawa plans to build 40 stores in Kentucky, multiple in and around Louisville|work=WLKY|author=Madeline Carter|date=September 26, 2023}}</ref>
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