Pennsylvania · Census place 4253568

New Freedom, Pennsylvania

New Freedom is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 5,131 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 188th largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
5,131
#188 of 597 in Pennsylvania
Change since 2020
+4.5%
+222 people
Land area
2.1 sq mi
Density
2,467 / sq mi
State median 3,911
Orange pin: New Freedom. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

New Freedom population, 2020 to 2024

New Freedom added 222 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.5%. In the latest year it moved by +26. Among 193 Pennsylvania places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 18th; the median place changed by +0.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Pennsylvania has 8,364 people, so New Freedom is 61% of it.

4,90920205,10020215,08820225,10520235,1312024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 4,877. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

New Freedom covers 2.08 square miles of land, for 2,467 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so New Freedom is less dense than the typical town.

What county New Freedom is in

All of New Freedom's residents live in York County, which had 471,240 residents in 2024. New Freedom holds 1.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in New Freedom

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps New Freedom by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 17349. 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 Freedom is

The Census internal point of New Freedom is at 39.735300, -76.696700. Harrisburg, the capital, is 37.9 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Manchester, MD (5,440 people), 11.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Baltimore, MD, 30.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
39.735300, -76.696700
DMS
39°44'7.08"N 76°41'48.12"W
UTM
18N 354608.6E 4399755.1N
Geohash
dr16n9x4v
Plus code
87F5P8P3+48

Daylight in New Freedom

At 39.74° N, New Freedom gets about 14 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 38 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near New Freedom

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Shrewsbury, 2.6 miles away, with 3,969 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of New Freedom, PA?

5,131 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 222 (4.5%) from 4,909 in July 2020.

What county is New Freedom in?

York County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover New Freedom?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 17349.

How far is New Freedom from Harrisburg?

37.9 miles (60.9 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from New Freedom.

What is the nearest larger city to New Freedom?

Manchester, MD, with 5,440 residents, 11.6 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.