New Franklin Ohio Map

About New Franklin, Ohio

New Franklin is a locality in Stark County, Ohio, United States. New Franklin is located at 40.7984°N, 81.0920°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 44216.

New Franklin rests in a gentle fold of Stark County, where the land begins its slow, deliberate rise toward the rolling hills that define much of northeastern Ohio. It lies 15.0 miles east of Canton, OH (from Canton, OH: bearing 90°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south of Alliance. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and browns, a landscape softened by the persistent moisture of the region, where broadleaf trees, their branches often heavy with dew, give way to fields that stretch out under an often-overcast sky. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of soil and decaying leaves, a subtle perfume that clings to everything. Small creeks, their waters a deep, shadowed brown, meander through the lower-lying areas, reflecting the pale, diffused light of the day. The story of New Franklin is one of quiet persistence, a history rooted in the agricultural bounty of the land and later shaped by the steady hum of industry. For generations, farms, their silos standing like stoic sentinels against the horizon, were the backbone of this place, their fields yielding crops under the same vast, indifferent sky that watches over New Franklin today. While heavy manufacturing has receded from many parts of the region, a resilient spirit endures, a testament to the practical ingenuity of its people who have adapted and found new ways to sustain themselves. The echoes of earlier eras, of coal dust and iron ore, are still present, a faint whisper beneath the surface of everyday life, a reminder of the foundations upon which this community was built.

About This New Franklin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Franklin, Ohio — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.798392, -81.092042. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on New Franklin and Stark County.

Detailed location data for New Franklin includes the ZIP code (44657), telephone area code (330, 440), county seat of Stark County (Canton), and school district assignment (Manchester Local School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct New Franklin is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.