New Bedford Pennsylvania Map

About New Bedford, Pennsylvania

New Bedford is a locality in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 813. The population density is 141.6 people per km². New Bedford is located at 41.0973°N, 80.5048°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16143.

New Bedford rests in a quiet corner of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, where the land begins to roll with a gentle, persistent heave. It lies 7.5 miles east of Youngstown, OH (from Youngstown, OH: bearing 91°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-north-east of Boardman. Broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch out under a sky that can shift from a pale, washed-out blue to a bruised, dramatic grey in the space of an afternoon. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of turned soil and the faint, metallic tang of distant industry. Old farmhouses, their paint peeling like sunburnt skin, stand sentinel against the winds that sweep across the open country, their porches often draped with the tangled vines of wild grape. The creeks that thread through this landscape are more like shy, dark veins, their banks thick with sumac and the rustling whisper of unseen creatures. The history of New Bedford is etched into the very bones of its economy, a story woven from the threads of agriculture and the lingering echoes of coal mining. For generations, families have worked this land, their lives dictated by the seasons and the stubborn fertility of the soil. The small businesses that dot the main road, the hardware store with its rows of gleaming tools, the diner where coffee is always brewing, are more than just places of commerce; they are the beating heart of a community that remembers its roots. You can still see the ghost of mining days in the occasional slag heap, a dark scar on the otherwise green landscape, a reminder of the hard labor that once fueled this place and the men who toiled beneath the earth.

About This New Bedford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Bedford, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.097281, -80.504792. 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 Bedford and Lawrence County.

Detailed location data for New Bedford includes the ZIP code (16143), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Lawrence County (New Castle), and school district assignment (Wilmington Area 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 Bedford is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.