Welcome to New Market ...

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

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

New Market is within the (540) area code.

The ZIP code for New Market: 22844<4>

Websites for New Market ...

Official Website: www.newmarketvirginia.com/

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 total 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 (which had 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.

Communities near New Market ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <5>
• Woodstock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Luray
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Luray is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <5>
• Broadway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <5>
• Elkton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Timberville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <5>
• Shenandoah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <5>
• Mount Jackson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
  • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <5>
• Stanley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <5>
• Edinburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <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 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.<7>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/