Welcome to New Philadelphia ...

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

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

The pronunciation of New Philadelphia: FILL-uh-DELL-fee-uh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Philadelphia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1810.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Philadelphia has a population of 17,447 people<4> (see below for details).

New Philadelphia is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Websites for New Philadelphia ...

Official Website:   www.newphilaoh.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Philadelphia had an population of 17,447 people. This is an increase of 0.92% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Philadelphia had a population of 17,288 people (or 18.67% of the total population of Tuscarawas County). This makes New Philadelphia the county's most populous community.

The population of New Philadelphia represents 0.15% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 107th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,288 people, the population of New Philadelphia increased 1.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 17,056 people).

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

Communities Also Named New Philadelphia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named New Philadelphia - they are located in Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near New Philadelphia ...

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

• Uhrichsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
  • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <6>
• Newcomerstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <6>
• Carrollton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <6>
• Strasburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <6>
• Dennison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
  • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <6>
• Sugarcreek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <6>
• Brewster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <6>
• Navarre
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
  • Navarre is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navarre <6>
• Gnadenhutten
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
  • Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <6>
• Malvern
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
  • Malvern is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <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 Philadelphia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Philadelphia.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Philadelphia. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for New Philadelphia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Philadelphia ...

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

Adding New Philadelphia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Philadelphia post office opened in 1810.

We also found New Philadelphia in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for New Philadelphia: www.newphilaoh.com/

The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

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