Newside, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Newside, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Newside
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lehigh
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Heidelberg and Washington
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:184
Elevation Ft:604
Coordinates:40.6907°N -75.6444°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:18065
Area Code:610 and 484
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1182214

Newside is a small hamlet in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, located four miles west of the town of Neffs, at the corner of Park Avenue and Newside Road. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area.

Local roads

Park Avenue is a major thoroughfare for citizens of the nearby communities, as it connects PA Route 873 with the outlying towns along the Blue Mountain. It also provides a route to the Appalachian Trail at Bake Oven Knob.

Washington Street parallels Park Avenue and PA Route 309. It is a very important local alternate to the latter for accessing the locales to the north.

Newside Road runs perpendicular from Park Avenue to 309.

Attractions

Heidelberg Heights, the main residential subdivision in Newside, is home to an annual yard sale in September that attracts people of all ages from miles around.

Nearby communities