New Boston, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

40°47′49″N 76°9′9″W / 40.79694°N 76.15250°W / 40.79694; -76.15250CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountySchuylkillTownshipMahanoyArea

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• Total0.14 sq mi (0.36 km²) • Land0.14 sq mi (0.36 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

1,560 ft (480 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total231 • Density1,661.87/sq mi (641.04/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code

17948

Area code(s)570/272FIPS code42-53272GNIS feature ID2805585^[3]

New Boston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[3] Before that, it was part of the New Boston-Morea CDP.

New Boston is in northern Schuylkill County, in the south part of Mahanoy Township. It sits at around 1,600 feet (490 m) above sea level in a high valley on top of Broad Mountain, which rises to an elevation over 1,760 feet (540 m) 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south.

Morea Road runs along the northern edge of the community, leading northeast 2 miles (3 km) to Mahanoy City and southwest 1 mile (1.6 km) to Morea and 4 miles (6 km) to Frackville. Interstate 81 passes south of New Boston, with access from exits near Frackville and Mahanoy City.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	231		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "New Boston Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.