Neffs, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Neffs, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Neffs
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lehigh
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:North Whitehall and Washington
Population Metro:865,310 (US: 68th)
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:689
Coordinates:40.6944°N -75.6097°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:18065
Area Code:610 and 484
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1182214

Neffs is a small village that is located mainly in North Whitehall Township and also partially in Washington Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

Neffs is located at the junction of Pennsylvania Routes 873 and 329, approximately one mile north of Schnecksville.

History

The town was initially called Unionville after the Union Church that was established there in 1797. The town's first store was built in 1815. The current town name honors Abraham Neff, first postmaster of the Neffs post office. Abraham Neff laid out the village while running a coach business and local hotel. The area then became "Neffsville", a name that was later shortened to "Neffs".

The present day Neffs post office was built in 1967. At that time, the first non-agricultural manufacturing plant was built in Neffs by Ted Ambrosino, who established Ambro Fashions. The town was so concerned about the influx of additional mail and post office activity that it applied for and won a federal grant to build an upgraded modern post office facility.

The ZIP Code for Neffs is 18065, and it is in the 610 area code.

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