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Welcome to New Enterprise ...

New Enterprise is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Enterprise, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.

New Enterprise is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for New Enterprise: 814 & 582<3>

The ZIP code for New Enterprise: 16664<4>

Communities Also Named New Enterprise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named New Enterprise - they are located in Maryland and Tennessee.

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

Websites for New Enterprise ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to New Enterprise, the following might be of interest:

Communities near New Enterprise ...

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

  • Hollidaysburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bedford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Roaring Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Martinsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Everett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Todd
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Duncansville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Saxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Broad Top City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Schellsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Enterprise ...

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

Adding New Enterprise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Enterprise 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 (so far) for New Enterprise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Enterprise post office opened in 1863.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Enterprise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the New Enterprise area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the New Enterprise area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as New Enterprise). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Enterprise or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/