Damascus, Pennsylvania

Damascus, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Damascus
"Welcome to Pennsylvania" sign on Pennsylvania Route 371 in Damascus.
Nickname:  Shields Mills [1] (historical)
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Coordinates: 41°42′11.3184″N75°4′5.6064″W / 41.703144000°N 75.068224000°W / 41.703144000; -75.068224000
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Wayne
Congressional district	PA-10
School district	Wayne Highlands Region I
Magisterial District	22-3-04 [2]
Township	Damascus
Named after	Damascus, Syria [3]
Elevation	224 m (735 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code	18415 [4]
Area codes	570 and 272
GNIS feature ID	1172912 [5]
FIPS code	42-127-18104 [6]
Major Roads
Waterways	Beaverdam Creek, [7] Delaware River

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

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 December 4, 2014.
2. "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
3. Herschell, Don (September 22, 1995). "Why name your town Ninevah?". Observer-Reporter. Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania. p. B5. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
4. "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
6. "Census Demographic Profiles, Damascus Township" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
7. "Beaverdam Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
8. "Postmaster Finder Post Offices by County". United States Postal Service. USPS. 2015. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.