Jericho, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

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

Jericho, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Jericho
Jericho
Jericho's Location within Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 41°19′9″N 75°23′26″W
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 code(s)570
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)

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 27 November 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: R.T. Peck & Company. p. 793. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  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. "Jericho". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  5. "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  6. "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Sterling Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  8. "Butternut Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  9. "Memory Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  10. "Rock Port Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  11. Forte, Jim. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Jim Forte. Retrieved 26 May 2015.


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