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Welcome to New Freedom ...

New Freedom is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Freedom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Freedom has a population of 4,688 people<2> (see below for details).

New Freedom is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for New Freedom: 717 & 223<4>

The ZIP code for New Freedom: 17321<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Freedom had an population of 4,688 people. This is an increase of 5.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Freedom had a population of 4,464 people. This makes New Freedom the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of New Freedom represents 0.04% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 222nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,464 people, the population of New Freedom increased 27.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,512 people).

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

Communities Also Named New Freedom ...

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

Websites for New Freedom ...

Official Website: www.newfreedomboro.org/

Communities near New Freedom ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Freedom ...

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

Adding New Freedom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Freedom 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 Freedom was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found New Freedom in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

The official website for New Freedom: www.newfreedomboro.org/

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for New Freedom.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Freedom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the New Freedom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the New Freedom area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Freedom). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Freedom or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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