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Welcome to Newtown ...

Newtown is located in King and Queen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1792.

Newtown is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Newtown: 804 & 686<3>

The ZIP code for Newtown: 23126<4>

Communities Also Named Newtown ...

While we believe that this Newtown is located in King and Queen County, we know of another 8 Virginia communities named Newtown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Albemarle, Greene, Lancaster, Lee, Portsmouth City, Rockbridge, Rockingham and Surry County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 68 communities that are also named Newtown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (5), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (5), Massachusetts, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador (5), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (5), Pennsylvania (10), South Carolina, Tennessee (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Newtown ...

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

  • Tappahannock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bowling Green
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Royal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Beazley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beazley is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
  • Beulahville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beulahville is located in King William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
  • Cauthornville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
  • Central Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Central Point is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Sparta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparta is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Lloyds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lloyds is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
  • Dunbrooke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newtown ...

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

Adding Newtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newtown 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 (so far) for Newtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Newtown post office opened in 1792.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newtown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including King and Queen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Newtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Newtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Newtown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Newtown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/