Damascus, Pennsylvania

Damascus, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Damascus
"Welcome to Pennsylvania" sign on Pennsylvania Route 370 in Damascus.
Nickname(s): Shields Mills[1] (historical)
Damascus, Pennsylvania Orson's Location within Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 41°42′11.3184″N 75°4′5.6064″W / 41.703144000°N 75.068224000°WCoordinates: 41°42′11.3184″N 75°4′5.6064″W / 41.703144000°N 75.068224000°W
Country	United States
Commonwealth	Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District	PA-10
School District	Wayne Highlands Region I
County	Wayne
Magisterial District	22-3-04[2]
Township	Damascus
Named for	Damascus, Syria[3]
Elevation	735[4] ft (224 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern Daylight (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code	18415[5]
Area code(s)	570
GNIS feature ID	1172912[4]
FIPS code	42-127-18104[6]-18096[4]
Major Roads
Waterways	Beaverdam Creek,[7] Delaware River

Damascus is a village in Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

History

The Damascus Post Office has been in operation since January 24, 1824.^[8]

References

1. Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: R. T. Peck & Company. p. 458. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
2. "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
3. Herschell, Don (22 September 1995). "Why name your town Ninevah?". Observer-Reporter (Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania). p. B5. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
4. "Damscus". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
5. "Look up a ZIP Code^TM". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
6. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Damascus Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
7. "Beaverdam Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
8. "Postmaster Finder Post Offices by County". United States Postal Service. USPS. 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.