Pennsylvania · Census place 4253296
New Britain, Pennsylvania
New Britain is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 2,814 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 341st largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,814
- #341 of 597 in Pennsylvania
- Change since 2020
- -0.6%
- -18 people
- Land area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Density
- 2,326 / sq mi
- State median 3,911
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New Britain population, 2020 to 2024
New Britain lost 18 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.6%. In the latest year it moved by +2.
New Britain covers 1.21 square miles of land, for 2,326 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so New Britain is less dense than the typical town.
What county New Britain is in
All of New Britain's residents live in Bucks County, which had 650,131 residents in 2024. New Britain holds 0.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in New Britain
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps New Britain by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 18901. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a borough that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where New Britain is
The Census internal point of New Britain is at 40.299600, -75.178100. Harrisburg, the capital, is 89.9 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Chalfont, PA (4,415 people), 1.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Philadelphia, PA, 20.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.299600, -75.178100
- DMS
- 40°17'58.56"N 75°10'41.16"W
- UTM
- 18N 484864.1E 4461026.0N
- Geohash
- dr4t322fp
- Plus code
- 87G67RXC+RQ
Daylight in New Britain
At 40.30° N, New Britain gets about 15 h 03 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 18 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 45 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near New Britain
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Chalfont, 1.8 miles away, with 4,415 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of New Britain, PA?
2,814 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 18 (0.6%) from 2,832 in July 2020.
What county is New Britain in?
Bucks County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover New Britain?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 18901.
How far is New Britain from Harrisburg?
89.9 miles (144.8 km) in a straight line, heading W from New Britain.
What is the nearest larger city to New Britain?
Chalfont, PA, with 4,415 residents, 1.8 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.