Welcome to New Albany ...

The village of New Albany is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of New Albany: ALL-buhn-ee<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Albany, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Albany has a population of 10,945 people<4> (see below for details).

New Albany is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Websites for New Albany ...

Official Website:   www.villageofnewalbany.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.newalbanychamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Albany had an population of 10,945 people. This is an increase of 41.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 194.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Albany had a population of 7,724 people. This makes New Albany the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of New Albany represents 0.07% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 197th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,724 people, the population of New Albany increased 108.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,711 people).

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

Communities Also Named New Albany ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named New Albany: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Mahoning County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 8 communities that are also named New Albany - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, New Jersey, Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near New Albany ...

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

• Columbus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <6>
• Dublin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <6>
• Westerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <6>
• Reynoldsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <6>
• Hilliard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
  • Hilliard is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilliard <6>
• Upper Arlington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
  • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <6>
• Pickerington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <6>
• Whitehall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <6>
• Pataskala
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <6>
• Worthington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <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 Albany. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Albany.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Albany ...

Looking for more information about New Albany? 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 Albany, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Albany.

Adding New Albany to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Albany post office opened in 1886.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for New Albany: www.villageofnewalbany.org/

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/