Welcome to New Market ...

The city of New Market is located in Taylor County<1>.

The location of New Market has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Market, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Market has a population of 405 people<3> (see below for details).

New Market is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: New Market lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

New Market lies within the (712) area code.

The ZIP code for New Market: 51646<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Market had an population of 405 people. This is a decrease of 2.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Market had a population of 415 people (which is 6.57% of the total population of Taylor County). This makes New Market the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of New Market represents 0.01% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 505th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 415 people, the population of New Market decreased 8.99% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 456 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Market.

Communities Also Named New Market ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named New Market - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (4), Tennessee and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near New Market ...

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

• Clarinda
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda
  • Clarinda is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarinda <6>
• Corning
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <6>
• Bedford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <6>
• Villisca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villisca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villisca
  • Villisca is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villisca <6>
• Hopkins
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
  • Hopkins is located in Nodaway County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <6>
• College Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
  • College Springs is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
• Shambaugh
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
  • Shambaugh is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
• Gravity
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
  • Gravity is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
• Coin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
  • Coin is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Braddyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddyville
  • Braddyville is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braddyville <6>

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 Market. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Market.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Market. 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 Market.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Market. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for New Market.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Market ...

Looking for more information about New Market? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Market, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Market.

Adding New Market to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Market 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 Market was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the New Market post office opened in 1882.

We also found New Market in the book titled Sixth Biennial Report of the State Mine Inspectors, Two Years Ending June 30, 1893.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/