Welcome to New Washington ...

New Washington is located in Clearfield County<1>.

The location of New Washington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Washington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Washington has a population of 54 people<3> (see below for details).

New Washington is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for New Washington: (814)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Washington had an population of 54 people. This is a decrease of 8.47% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 39.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Washington had a population of 59 people. This makes New Washington the county's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 59 people, the population of New Washington decreased 33.71% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 89 people).

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

Communities Also Named New Washington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named New Washington - they are located in Indiana, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near New Washington ...

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

• Clearfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <5>
• Punxsutawney
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <5>
• Northern Cambria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Barnesboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Curwensville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <5>
• Spangler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Patton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <5>
• Clymer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <5>
• Hastings
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <5>
• Sykesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Washington ...

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

Adding New Washington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Washington post office opened in 1849.

We also found New Washington in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

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