Newcastle, Ontario

Newcastle
Unincorporated community
King Avenue, Downtown Newcastle
King Avenue, Downtown Newcastle
Newcastle is located in Southern Ontario
Newcastle
Newcastle
Coordinates: 43°55′2″N 78°35′23″W / 43.91722°N 78.58972°W / 43.91722; -78.58972
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional MunicipalityDurham
MunicipalityClarington
Incorporated (town)1856
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorAdrian Foster
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total9,167
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)289, 905
NTS Map030M15
GNBC CodeFERHE

Newcastle is a community in the municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. The community inherits the former name of the present-day municipality which it belongs to.

Newcastle is located about 80 km east of Toronto, and about 18 km east of Oshawa and Bowmanville on Highway 401. It is also the southern terminus of Highway 35 and Highway 115. It has been named one of the best small towns in Ontario, by Comfort Life, a website for retirement living in Canada.[1]

  1. ^ "Best Small Towns, Ontario".