Jericho, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Jericho
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Jericho, Pennsylvania."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Jericho, Pennsylvania."
Jericho
Jericho's Location within Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 41°19′9″N 75°23′26″W / 41.31917°N 75.39056°W / 41.31917; -75.39056
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
U.S. Congressional DistrictPA-10
School DistrictWestern Wayne
Region III
CountyWayne
Magisterial District22-3-01[1]
TownshipSterling
Settledc. 1818[2]
Founded byAmasa Megargel[2]
Named forJericho, Palestine[3]
Elevation
1,575[4] ft (480 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code
De facto
18424[5] (Gouldsboro)
18445[6] (Newfoundland)
Area code570
GNIS feature ID1203894[4]
FIPS code42-127-73968[7]-38076[4]
Major Roads
WaterwaysButternut Creek,[8] Memory Lake,[9] Rock Port Creek,[10] Lehigh River (West Fork)

Jericho is a village in Sterling Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

The Jericho Post Office was open between 1858 and 1861.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2015. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: R.T. Peck & Company. p. 793. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  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. 1 2 3 "Jericho". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Sterling Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved May 26, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Butternut Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Memory Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rock Port Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  11. ↑ Forte, Jim. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Jim Forte. Retrieved May 26, 2015.


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