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Welcome to West Newbury ...

West Newbury is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Newbury, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for West Newbury: W. Newbury

West Newbury is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Newbury: 802

The ZIP code for West Newbury: 05085<3>

Communities Also Named West Newbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Newbury - it's located in Massachusetts.

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

Communities near West Newbury ...

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

  • Barre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Barre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
  • Haverhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bradford is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Thetford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Thetford is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
  • Lyme
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Barnet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Barnet is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
  • Lisbon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisbon is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
  • Corinth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Corinth is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
  • Orford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Chelsea
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Chelsea is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Newbury ...

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

Adding West Newbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Newbury 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 West Newbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Newbury post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Newbury.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Newbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 West Newbury). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Newbury or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/