New Brighton Pennsylvania Map

About New Brighton, Pennsylvania

New Brighton is a locality in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,567. The population density is 2095.6 people per km². New Brighton is located at 40.7303°N, 80.3101°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15066.

New Brighton rests on the western bank of the Beaver River, a place where the land breaks into a series of low hills, their slopes softened by the passage of seasons and the persistent work of growth. It lies 18.0 miles west-north-west of McCandless, PA (from McCandless, PA: bearing 302°T), and is situated 3.8 miles east-north-east of Brighton. The river itself, a broad, slow-moving ribbon of brown, dictates the town's contours, its banks lined with a mix of sturdy brick buildings and more modest homes, each with its own patch of yard. The air here carries a certain weight, a humid promise of summer storms or the crisp, clean bite of winter, and in the late afternoon, the sun, when it breaks through the usual haze, casts long, attenuated shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of houses and trees. The story of New Brighton is deeply entwined with the river and the industries it once sustained. For generations, the pulse of the community beat to the rhythm of the mills and factories that lined its shores, their smokestacks now silent sentinels against the sky. The economy, once fueled by coal and steel, has since shifted, seeking new avenues in the modern landscape, though the echoes of that industrial past remain, etched into the very character of the place. Old brickwork, weathered and worn, speaks of a time when this was a hub of activity, and the quiet hum of everyday life now plays out against a backdrop of its layered history, a testament to resilience and adaptation.

About This New Brighton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Brighton, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.730343, -80.310063. 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 Brighton and Beaver County.

Detailed location data for New Brighton includes the ZIP code (15066), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Beaver County (Beaver), and school district assignment (New Brighton 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 Brighton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.