New Boston, Pennsylvania | |
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Coordinates: 40°47′49″N 76°9′9″W / 40.79694°N 76.15250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Schuylkill |
Township | Mahanoy |
Area | |
• Total | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
• Land | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,560 ft (480 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 231 |
• Density | 1,661.87/sq mi (641.04/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 17948 |
Area code(s) | 570/272 |
FIPS code | 42-53272 |
GNIS feature ID | 2805585[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.