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Welcome to New Town ...

New Town is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Codes for New Town: 540 & 826<2>

Communities Also Named New Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named New Town: This one is located in and the other is located in Norfolk City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 24 communities that are also named New Town - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Georgia (2), Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi (2), New Jersey, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania and Tennessee (3).

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

Communities near New Town ...

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

  • Blacksburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Christiansburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pulaski
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dublin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Narrows
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pembroke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cowan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cowan is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
  • Childress
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Childress is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
  • Newbern
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Town ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 Town area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the New Town area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.