Newcastle, Utah

Newcastle
—  CDP  —
Newcastle Location within the state of Utah
Coordinates: 37°39′51″N 113°33′33″W / 37.66417°N 113.55917°W / 37.66417; -113.55917Coordinates: 37°39′51″N 113°33′33″W / 37.66417°N 113.55917°W / 37.66417; -113.55917
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Iron
Elevation[1]	5,276 ft (1,608 m)
Population (2010)[2]
– Total	247
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
– Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	84756
Area code(s)	435
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	2629952[1]

Newcastle (also New Castle) is a census-designated place in southwestern Iron County, Utah, United States. It lies along State Route 56 southwest of the city of Parowan, the county seat of Iron County.^[3] Its elevation is 5,312 feet (1,619 m).^[1] Although Newcastle is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 84756.^[4] The population was 247 at the 2010 census.

The predominant religion is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which church's members settled the area.

Newcastle is a small farming community which has a dairy, orchard, greenhouses producing house plants and tomatoes, and several fields. Crops produced include wheat, oats, alfalfa, corn and potatoes.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 247 people residing in the CDP. There were 92 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 88.7% White, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, and 10.9% from some other race. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.0% of the population.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Newcastle, Utah". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2629952. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
3. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 102.
4. ^ Zip Code Lookup