Welcome to New Sharon ...

The city of New Sharon is located in Mahaska County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Sharon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Sharon has a population of 1,294 people<2> (see below for details).

New Sharon is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

New Sharon is located in the (641) area code.

The ZIP code for New Sharon: 50207<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Sharon had an population of 1,294 people (or a decrease of 0.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Sharon had a population of 1,293 people (or 5.77% of the total population of Mahaska County). This makes New Sharon the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of New Sharon represents 0.04% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 229th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,293 people, the population of New Sharon has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,301 people).

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

Communities Also Named New Sharon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named New Sharon - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Maine and New Jersey (3).

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

Communities near New Sharon ...

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

• Oskaloosa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <5>
• Pella
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
  • Pella is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <5>
• Grinnell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Grinnell is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grinnell <5>
• Montezuma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <5>
• Sully
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully
  • Sully is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sully <5>
• What Cheer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for What Cheer
  • What Cheer is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for What Cheer <5>
• Beacon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• University Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
• Lynnville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
  • Lynnville is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <5>
• Delta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Sharon ...

Looking for more information about New Sharon? 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 Sharon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Sharon.

Adding New Sharon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Sharon post office opened in 1858.

We also found New Sharon in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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