Welcome to New Columbia ...

New Columbia is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Columbia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

New Columbia is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

New Columbia is within the boundaries of the (570) area code.

The ZIP code for New Columbia: 17856<3>

Communities Also Named New Columbia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named New Columbia - they are located in Illinois and Texas.

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

Communities near New Columbia ...

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

• Williamsport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• Sunbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• South Williamsport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamsport
  • South Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Williamsport <4>
• Selinsgrove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Lewisburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Montoursville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
  • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <4>
• Northumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <4>
• Mifflinburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <4>
• Muncy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
  • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Columbia ...

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

Adding New Columbia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Columbia post office opened in 1826.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.unionco.org/

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