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Welcome to New Market ...

The town of New Market is located in Shenandoah County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to New Market (Patience, this may take a moment).


While we don't have a date for the founding of New Market, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1796.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Market has a population of 2,252 people<2> (see below for details).

New Market is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for New Market: 540 & 826<4>

The ZIP code for New Market: 22844<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Market had an population of 2,252 people. This is an increase of 4.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Market had a population of 2,146 people (which is 5.1% of the total population of Shenandoah County). This makes New Market the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of New Market represents 0.03% of the population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 94th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,146 people, the population of New Market increased 31.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,637 people).

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

Communities Also Named New Market ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named New Market: This one is located in Shenandoah County and the other is located in Prince William County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 25 communities that are also named New Market - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (4) and Tennessee.

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

Websites for New Market ...

Official Website: www.newmarketvirginia.com/

Communities near New Market ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Market. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for New Market.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Market ...

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

Adding New Market to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Market 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 Market was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the New Market post office opened in 1796.

We also found New Market in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

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

The official website for New Market: www.newmarketvirginia.com/

The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Shenandoah, 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 Market.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Market - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the New Market area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the New Market 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 town (such as New Market). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Market 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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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