New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle is a city in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located along the Shenango River at the mouth of Neshannock Creek, it is 43 miles (69 km) northwest of Pittsburgh near the Pennsylvania–Ohio border, approximately 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Youngstown, Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 21,926. The commercial center of a fertile agricultural region, New Castle is included in the northwestern part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
New Castle, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
Zambelli Plaza in New Castle | |
| Nicknames: Fireworks Capital of America, Hot Dog Capital of the World, Little New York City | |
Location of New Castle in Lawrence County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′50″N 80°20′40″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lawrence |
| Established | 1798 |
| Incorporated | 1869 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule Charter |
| • Mayor | Christopher C. Frye, Jr. (R) |
| Area | |
| • City | 8.54 sq mi (22.13 km2) |
| • Land | 8.31 sq mi (21.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2) 2.81% |
| Highest elevation | 1,204 ft (367 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 21,926 |
| • Density | 2,639.46/sq mi (1,019.09/km2) |
| • Metro | 86,070 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 6 total ZIP codes:
|
| Area code(s) | 724, 878 |
| FIPS code | 42-53368 |
| Website | www |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.