Jericho, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Jericho is a village in Sterling Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Jericho, Pennsylvania
Village
Village of Jericho
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Jericho, Pennsylvania."
Map of Pennsylvania, with county borders indicated. A red dot in the upper right-hand corner is labeled "Jericho, Pennsylvania."
Jericho
Jericho's Location within Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 41°19′9″N 75°23′26″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
U.S. Congressional DistrictPA-10
School DistrictWestern Wayne
Region III
CountyWayne
Magisterial District22-3-01[1]
TownshipSterling
Settledc. 1818[2]
Founded byAmasa Megargel[2]
Named forJericho, Palestine[3]
Elevation
1,575[4] ft (480 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code
De facto
18424[5] (Gouldsboro)
18445[6] (Newfoundland)
Area code570
GNIS feature ID1203894[4]
FIPS code42-127-73968[7]-38076[4]
Major Roads
WaterwaysButternut Creek,[8] Memory Lake,[9] Rock Port Creek,[10] Lehigh River (West Fork)

History

The Jericho Post Office was open between 1858 and 1861.[11]

References
  1. "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2015. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. Mathews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: R.T. Peck & Company. p. 793. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  3. Herschell, Don (September 22, 1995). "Why name your town Ninevah?". Observer-Reporter. Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania. p. B5. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  4. "Jericho". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  5. "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  6. "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  7. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Sterling Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  8. "Butternut Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  9. "Memory Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  10. "Rock Port Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  11. Forte, Jim. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Jim Forte. Retrieved May 26, 2015.


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