Welcome to Newville ...

Newville is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1809.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Newville has a population of 1,349 people<3> (see below for details).

Newville is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Newville: (717)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Newville had an population of 1,349 people. This is an increase of 1.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Newville had a population of 1,326 people. This makes Newville the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Newville represents 0.01% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 530th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,326 people, the population of Newville decreased 3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,367 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Newville.

Communities Also Named Newville ...

While we believe that this Newville is located in Cumberland County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Newville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bucks and Lancaster County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 14 communities that are also named Newville - they are located in Alabama, California, Indiana, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Newville ...

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

• Carlisle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Shippensburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <5>
• Mount Holly Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Springs
  • Mount Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly Springs <5>
• Biglerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglerville
  • Biglerville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biglerville <5>
• Arendtsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendtsville
  • Arendtsville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arendtsville <5>
• York Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Springs
  • York Springs is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York Springs <5>
• Bendersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendersville
  • Bendersville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bendersville <5>
• Newburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <5>
• Orrstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrstown
  • Orrstown is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrstown <5>
• Landisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landisburg
  • Landisburg is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landisburg <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 Newville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newville. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Newville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newville ...

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

Adding Newville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Newville post office opened in 1809.

We also found Newville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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