Welcome to Newside ...

Newside is located in Lehigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Newside is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Newside: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities near Newside ...

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

• Allentown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Allentown
  • From Newside to Allentown
• Bethlehem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bethlehem
  • From Newside to Bethlehem
• Emmaus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Emmaus
  • From Newside to Emmaus
• Northampton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Northampton
  • From Newside to Northampton
• Tamaqua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <4>
• Catasauqua
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <4>
• Hellertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hellertown
  • From Newside to Hellertown
• Nazareth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nazareth
  • From Newside to Nazareth
• Palmerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lehighton
  • From Newside to Lehighton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newside ...

Looking for more information about Newside? 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 Newside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Newside.

Adding Newside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newside 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 Newside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Newside post office opened in 1901.

We also found Newside on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

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