Neffs, Pennsylvania

Neffs, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Neffs
Coordinates: 40°41′40″N 75°36′35″W / 40.69444°N 75.60972°WCoordinates: 40°41′40″N 75°36′35″W / 40.69444°N 75.60972°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lehigh
Township	North Whitehall and Washington
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	18065
Area code(s)	610 and 484
GNIS feature ID	1182214[1]

Neffs is a small village located mainly in North Whitehall Township but also in Washington Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. Neffs is located at the junction of Pennsylvania Routes 873 and 329, about one mile north of Schnecksville.

Historically, the town was 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 current-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 U.S. Postal Code (zip code) for Neffs, PA, is 18065. Neffs is in the 610 area code and is served by the 767 exchange in Slatington.

References

• Lehigh County: Local History
• Benjamin Leroy Miller. Lehigh County Pennsylvania: Geology and Geography Harrisburg, PA: Department of Internal Affairs

1. "Neffs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.