On May 31, 1985, an F5 tornado struck the city as part of The U.S.-Canadian Outbreak, a deadly series of tornadoes that swept through Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, Canada. The tornado to hit Newton Falls was the only F5 to hit Ohio that day. The tornado damaged most of the downtown area destroying dozens of homes, damaging the Senior and Junior High Schools (destroying the gymnasium and rendering the Junior High unusable), and devastating many businesses. Remarkably, no deaths were attributed to the tornado.

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The city celebrates Dicker Days every year.

Map of Newton Falls, OhioNewton Falls is a city located within Newton Township in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,002 at the 2000 census.

The city is famous for its ZIP code, which is 44444. According to a Postal Service website, it is one of three locations nationwide with all five digits being identical. The other two are parts of Arlington, Virginia (22222), and Young America, Minnesota (55555).

Newton Falls is also well known for its covered bridge, which is the only covered bridge in Ohio with an integrated covered walkway.