Sippola was initially known as Anikkala, first mentioned in 1544 when it was a part of the Vehkalahti parish.

The name Sippola is derived from a farm name Sippula, in 1558 owned by Tuomas Sippu.

[1] The first chapel in Sippola was built by Lorentz Creutz, who owned a seat farm in the area.

The seat farm was destroyed by Russian occupants before the Treaty of Turku in 1743.

Anjalankoski later joined the town of Kouvola alongside Elimäki, Jaala, Kuusankoski and Valkeala in 2009.