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Welcome to New Columbus ...

New Columbus is located in Carbon County<1>.

New Columbus is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named New Columbus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named New Columbus: This one is located in Carbon County and the other is located in Luzerne County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named New Columbus - they are located in Indiana and Kentucky.

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

Communities near New Columbus ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tamaqua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmerton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Lehighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • West Hazleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Slatington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mahanoy City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lansford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Columbus ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Columbus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.