West Newton, Pennsylvania

West Newton population, 2020 to 2024

West Newton lost 63 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.4%. In the latest year it moved by -10.

West Newton covers 1.04 square miles of land and 0.09 of water, for 2,498 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so West Newton is less dense than the typical town.

What county West Newton is in

All of West Newton's residents live in Westmoreland County, which had 350,935 residents in 2024. West Newton holds 0.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Newton

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Newton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 15089. 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 West Newton is

The Census internal point of West Newton is at 40.207200, -79.771200. Harrisburg, the capital, is 152.3 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Donora, PA (4,482 people), 5.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 19.3 miles away.

Daylight in West Newton

At 40.21° N, West Newton gets about 15 h 02 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 18 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 44 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Newton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Donora, 5.2 miles away, with 4,482 people.