New Market, Virginia

New Market, Virginia
Town
Downtown New Market
Downtown New Market
Official logo of New Market, Virginia
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New Market is located in Shenandoah Valley
New Market
New Market
New Market is located in Virginia
New Market
New Market
New Market is located in the United States
New Market
New Market
Coordinates: 38°38′40″N 78°40′24″W / 38.64444°N 78.67333°W / 38.64444; -78.67333
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyShenandoah
Area
[1]
 • Total2.03 sq mi (5.27 km2)
 • Land2.02 sq mi (5.23 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
1,053 ft (321 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total2,155
 • Density1,066.3/sq mi (411.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
22844
Area code540
FIPS code51-55848[3]
GNIS feature ID1497040[4]
WebsiteTown of New Market

New Market is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. Founded as a small crossroads trading town in the Shenandoah Valley, it has a population of 2,155 as of the most recent 2020 U.S. census. The north–south U.S. 11 and the east–west U.S. 211 pass near it and cross Massanutten Mountain at the town's titular gap.

It is home to the New Market Shockers of the Rockingham County Baseball League, the New Market Rebels of the Valley Baseball League, the Schultz Theatre and School of Performing Arts, and the Shenvalee Golf Course. The town is known for having been the site in 1864 of the last major Confederate victory in the American Civil War.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): New Market town, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.