Damascus, Pennsylvania | |
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Village of Damascus | |
Nickname: Shields Mills
[1] (historical) | |
Coordinates: 41°42′11.3184″N 75°4′5.6064″W / 41.703144000°N 75.068224000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County |
Wayne
|
Congressional district | PA-10 |
School district |
Wayne Highlands Region I |
Magisterial District | 22-3-04 [2] |
Township | Damascus |
Named for | Damascus, Syria [3] |
Elevation | 735 [4] ft (224 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 ( Eastern Daylight (EDT)) |
ZIP code | 18415
[5] |
Area code(s) | 570 and 272 |
GNIS feature ID | 1172912 [4] |
FIPS code | 42-127-18104 [6] |
Major Roads | |
Waterways | Beaverdam Creek, [7] Delaware River |
Damascus is a village in Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Damascus-Cochecton Bridge connects the town with Cochecton, New York across the Delaware River. The bridge is often used by smugglers of fireworks, legal in Pennsylvania but illegal in New York State, in the run-up to the Independence Day holiday, in which observance fireworks are used extensively.
The Damascus Post Office has been in operation since January 24, 1824. [8]