Newman Lake, Washington Moab | |
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  Newman Lake, Washington | |
| Coordinates:47°46′37″N117°05′42″W / 47.77694°N 117.09500°W /47.77694; -117.09500 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Spokane |
| Elevation | 2,188 ft (667 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 99025 |
| Area code | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1511452[1] |
| Website | http://newmanlake.com/ andhttp://newmanlakewa.com/ |
Newman Lake—historically and alternatively known asMoab—is anunincorporated community inSpokane County,Washington, United States. Theeponymous lake, which took its name from early settler William Newman,[2] is 17 miles (27 km) east-northeast of downtownSpokane. Newman Lake has apost office withZIP code 99025.[3] It is also home toEllerport Airport, a private-use airport. As of the summer of 2014, freshwater jellyfish inhabited the lake.[4]
The area was settled in the 1880s and served by theNorthern Pacific Railway, which later ran excursion trains from Spokane. The local post office was renamed from Moab to Newman Lake in the 1930s.[5]
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