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Newfoundland, Pennsylvania
Village of Newfoundland
Old-fashioned, two-story building, with white and orange paint. A sign on the front of the building reads "ELLA C. EHRHARDT GENERAL STORE."
The historic Ella C. Ehrhardt General Store in Newfoundland.
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Newfoundland, Pennsylvania."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Newfoundland, Pennsylvania."
Newfoundland, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Newfoundland, Pennsylvania."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Newfoundland, Pennsylvania."
Newfoundland, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District PA-8
School District Wallenpaupack Area
County Wayne
Magisterial District 22-3-01
Township Dreher
Settled 1829
Founded by Daniel Stroud
Elevation
1,312 ft (400 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code
18445
Area code(s) 570
GNIS feature ID 1182395
FIPS code 42-127-19864-53552
Major Roads PA-191.svg PA-447.svg PA-507.svg
Waterways Kresswood Lake, Wallenpaupack Creek (East Branch)
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A sign welcoming commuters to Newfoundland and the surrounding areas.

Newfoundland (/njˈfndlənd/ new-FOWND-lənd) is a village in Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is most famously known as host to the Greene-Dreher-Sterling Fair every Labor Day weekend.

Newfoundland is also host to an annual fireman's picnic and parade every 4th of July weekend. Promised Land State Park is close to the village.

Geography

Newfoundland is located along the East Branch of the Wallenpaupack Creek, which feeds into Lake Wallenpaupack to the north. It is about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Education

Newfoundland is home to the South Elementary School, which falls under the purview of the Wallenpaupack Area School District. South Elementary currently serves students grades K through 5.

Services

Two emergency services are headquartered in Newfoundland: the Greene-Dreher Volunteer Fire Association and the Newfoundland Area Ambulance Association. They both provide coverage for the village and surrounding Dreher Township, in addition to portions of adjoining Lehigh and Sterling Townships in Wayne County, as well as parts of Greene, and Palmyra Townships in Pike County, Pennsylvania, and Coolbaugh Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

Dreher Township's municipal building is located in Newfoundland.

Transportation

Major roads in Newfoundland include PA 507, PA 191, and PA 447. Neighboring villages are Greentown, Pennsylvania; Sterling, Pennsylvania; Tafton, Pennsylvania; and Hamlin, Pennsylvania.

Notable people

  • Johnny "Onionhead" Eng⁣ — Hong Kong-born triad leader, Eng's estate was confiscated by the FBI
  • Hyung Jin Moon⁣ — Son of late founder of the Unification Church, Sun Myung Moon, and South Korean-American pastor and co-founder of local Unification Church sect 'World Peace and Unification Sanctuary'.
  • Michael Schoeffling — Schoeffling is a retired actor and model who played Jake Ryan in 1984's Sixteen Candles and was in several other classic movies. He currently lives here with his wife and two children, and owns a woodworking shop.
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