Damascus, Pennsylvania

Damascus is a village in Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The Damascus-Cochecton Bridge connects the town with Cochecton, New York across the Delaware River. The bridge is often used by smugglers of fireworks, legal in Pennsylvania but illegal in New York State, in the run-up to the Independence Day holiday, in whose observance fireworks are used extensively.

Damascus, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Damascus
"Welcome to Pennsylvania" sign on Pennsylvania Route 370 in Damascus.
Nickname(s): 
Shields Mills[1] (historical)
Damascus
Orson's Location within Pennsylvania.
Damascus
Damascus (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°42′11.3184″N 75°4′5.6064″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWayne
Congressional districtPA-10
School districtWayne Highlands
Region I
Magisterial District22-3-04[2]
TownshipDamascus
Named forDamascus, Syria[3]
Elevation
735[4] ft (224 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code
18415[5]
Area code(s)570 and 272
GNIS feature ID1172912[4]
FIPS code42-127-18104 [6]
Major Roads
WaterwaysBeaverdam Creek,[7] Delaware River

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. Archived from the original on 2014-11-27. 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. "Damascus". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  5. "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  6. "Census Demographic Profiles, Damascus Township" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2016. 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.
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