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Welcome to New Park ...

New Park is located in York County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of New Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

New Park is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: New Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

New Park is located in the (717) area code.

The ZIP code for New Park: 17352<3>

Communities Also Named New Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Park - it's located in Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Park.

Communities near New Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Park.

  • York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
  • Bel Air
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
  • Millersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Lion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallastown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shrewsbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
    • Shrewsbury is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <4>
  • Hallam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallam have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
    • Hallam is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
  • Glen Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jacobus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Park. See our Newspapers Page for New Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Park ...

Looking for more information about New Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for New Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Park.

Adding New Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Park in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Park post office opened in 1871.

We also found New Park in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Park.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as New Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Park or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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