Welcome to New Bedford ...

New Bedford is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Bedford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

New Bedford is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for New Bedford: (724) & (874)<4>

Communities Also Named New Bedford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named New Bedford - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near New Bedford ...

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

• Youngstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <5>
• Warren
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• New Castle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Niles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <5>
• Hermitage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
• Sharon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <5>
• Struthers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <5>
• Girard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <5>
• Campbell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <5>
• Grove City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Bedford ...

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

Adding New Bedford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Bedford 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 Bedford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Bedford post office opened in 1819.

We also found New Bedford in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/