Newport is a city in, and the county seat of, Pend Oreille County, Washington. The population was 2,126 at the 2010 census.
Newport was given its name in 1890 because it was selected as a landing site for the first steamboat on the Pend Oreille River

Pend Oreille River

The Pend Oreille River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately long, in northern Idaho and northeastern Washington in the United States, as well as southeastern British Columbia in Canada. In its passage through British Columbia its name is spelled Pend-d'Oreille River...

. Newport was officially incorporated on April 16, 1903. The first river bridge was built in 1906, and was replaced in 1926.
Newport is located at 48°10′50"N 117°2′51"W (48.180634, -117.047407) at an elevation of 2,160 feet (658.5 m).

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.7 km²), all land.

The town of Oldtown, Idaho

Oldtown, Idaho

Oldtown is a city in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. The population was 184 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Oldtown is located at ....

 is just to the east of Newport, and on the Pend Oreille River

Pend Oreille River

The Pend Oreille River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately long, in northern Idaho and northeastern Washington in the United States, as well as southeastern British Columbia in Canada. In its passage through British Columbia its name is spelled Pend-d'Oreille River...

.