Welcome to New Castle ...

The city of New Castle is located in Henry County<1> and is the County Seat for Henry County.

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

New Castle was established in 1822.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Castle has a population of 17,139 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of New Castle is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

New Castle is located in the (765) area code.

The ZIP code for New Castle: 47362<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Castle had an population of 17,139 people. This is a decrease of 5.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Castle had a population of 18,114 people (which is 36.62% of the total population of Henry County). This makes New Castle the county's most populous community.

The population of New Castle represents 0.28% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 47th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,114 people, the population of New Castle increased 1.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 17,780 people).

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

Communities Also Named New Castle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named New Castle - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Missouri (2), New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (3), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near New Castle ...

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

• Muncie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
  • Muncie is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <6>
• Warsaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <6>
• Yorktown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <6>
• Chesterfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <6>
• Middletown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <6>
• Knightstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightstown
  • Knightstown is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightstown <6>
• Cambridge City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge City
  • Cambridge City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge City <6>
• Hagerstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <6>
• Daleville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Daleville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <6>
• Spiceland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiceland
  • Spiceland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiceland <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 Castle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Castle.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Castle. Our list includes 51 papers. See our Newspapers Page for New Castle.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Castle ...

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

Adding New Castle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Castle 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 Castle was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found New Castle on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.net/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov