Newfoundland, Pennsylvania

Newfoundland, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Newfoundland
The historic Ella C. Ehrhardt General Store[2] in Newfoundland.
Newfoundland, Pennsylvania Newfoundland's Location within Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 41°18′26″N 75°17′12″W / 41.30722°N 75.28667°WCoordinates: 41°18′26″N 75°17′12″W / 41.30722°N 75.28667°W
Country	United States
Commonwealth	Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District	PA-10
School District	Wallenpaupack Area
County	Wayne
Magisterial District	22-3-01[3]
Township	Dreher
Settled	1829[4]
Founded by	Daniel Stroud[4]
Elevation	1,312[5] ft (400 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern Daylight (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code	18445[6]
Area code(s)	570 Exchange: 676
GNIS feature ID	1182395[5]
FIPS code	42-127-19864[7]-53552[5]
Major Roads
Waterways	Kresswood Lake, Wallenpaupack Creek (East Branch)

A sign welcoming commuters to Newfoundland and the surrounding areas.

Newfoundland is a village in Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. Unlike that of the better-known Canadian island which shares its name, the village's name is stressed on the second syllable (new-FOWND-lənd). It is most famously known as host to the Greene-Dreher-Sterling Fair every Labor Day weekend.

Newfoundland is also host to an annual fireman's picnic and parade every 4th of July weekend. Promised Land State Park is close to the village.

Geography

Newfoundland is located along the East Branch of the Wallenpaupack Creek, which feeds into Lake Wallenpaupack to the north. It is about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Education

Newfoundland is home to the South Elementary School, which falls under the purview of the Wallenpaupack Area School District. South Elementary currently serves students grades K through 5.

Services

Two emergency services are headquartered in Newfoundland: the Greene-Dreher Volunteer Fire Association^[8] and the Newfoundland Area Ambulance Association.^[9] They both provide coverage for the village and surrounding Dreher Township, in addition to portions of adjoining Lehigh and Sterling Townships in Wayne County, as well as parts of Greene, and Palmyra Townships in Pike County, Pennsylvania, and Coolbaugh Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

Dreher Township's municipal building is located in Newfoundland.

Transportation

Major roads in Newfoundland include PA 507, PA 191, and PA 447. Neighboring villages are Greentown, Pennsylvania; Sterling, Pennsylvania; Tafton, Pennsylvania; and Hamlin, Pennsylvania.

Notable people

• Johnny "Onionhead" Eng - Hong Kong-born triad leader, Eng's estate was confiscated by the FBI

References

1. "Ella C. Ehrhardt General Store". Wayne County Historical Society. Wayne County Historical Society. 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
2. "Ella C. Ehrhardt General Store". Wayne County Historical Society. Wayne County Historical Society. 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
3. "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
4. "Dreher Township". Wayne County Historical Society. Wayne County Historical Society. 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
5. "Newfoundland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
6. "Look up a ZIP Code^TM". USPS.COM. USPS. 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
7. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Dreher Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
8. "Greene-Dreher Volunteer Fire Association". Greene-DreherFire.Org. Greene-Dreher Volunteer Fire Association. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
9. "Newfoundland Area Ambulance". Facebook. Facebook, Inc. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.