Welcome to New Kingstown ...

New Kingstown is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

New Kingstown is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

New Kingstown lies within the (717) area code.

The ZIP code for New Kingstown: 17072<3>

Communities near New Kingstown ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Carlisle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Middletown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Camp Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• New Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
• Steelton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Steelton is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <4>
• Hummelstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
  • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <4>
• Lemoyne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <4>
• Wormleysburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
  • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <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 Kingstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Kingstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Kingstown ...

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

Adding New Kingstown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Kingstown post office opened in 1851.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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