Welcome to Newcastle ...

Newcastle is located in Placer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newcastle, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Newcastle is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Newcastle lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Newcastle is within the (916) area code.

The ZIP code for Newcastle: 95658<3>

Communities Also Named Newcastle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Newcastle - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maine, Nebraska, New Brunswick, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newcastle.

Communities near Newcastle ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newcastle.

• Roseville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Citrus Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Heights
  • Citrus Heights is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 87,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citrus Heights <4>
• Folsom
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
  • Folsom has also been known as:
  • Folsom City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
• Rocklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklin
  • Rocklin is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocklin <4>
• Lincoln
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Auburn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Loomis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Loomis is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <4>
• Wheatland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Yuba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>
• Colfax
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• North Auburn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
  • North Auburn is located in Placer County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Newcastle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newcastle.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newcastle. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newcastle.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newcastle. See our Newspapers Page for Newcastle.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newcastle ...

Looking for more information about Newcastle? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Newcastle, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Newcastle.

Adding Newcastle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newcastle in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Newcastle was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Newcastle on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newcastle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newcastle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/