Welcome to Newport Center ...

Newport Center is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newport Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Newport Center: Newport Ctr. (or less commonly used: Newport Cen., Newport Cent. or Newport Cntr.)

Newport Center is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Newport Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Newport Center: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Newport Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Newport Center - it's located in Vermont.

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

Communities near Newport Center ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Hazleton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <4>
• Kingston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Berwick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Old Forge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Pittston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Plymouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Exeter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
• Swoyersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swoyersville
  • Swoyersville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swoyersville <4>
• Duryea
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
  • Duryea is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <4>

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 Newport Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newport Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newport Center. 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 Newport Center.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newport Center ...

Looking for more information about Newport Center? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Newport Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Newport Center.

Adding Newport Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newport Center 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 Newport Center was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newport Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/