New Bedford, Pennsylvania

New Bedford is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 925 at the 2010 census.[2]

New Bedford, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
New Bedford
New Bedford
Coordinates: 41°5′50″N 80°30′17″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLawrence County
TownshipPulaski
Area
 • Total2.56 sq mi (6.62 km2)
 • Land2.55 sq mi (6.61 km2)
 • Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,145 ft (349 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total925
 • Density362/sq mi (139.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-4 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code(s)724
FIPS code42-53192
GNIS feature ID1193012

Geography

New Bedford is located in the northwest corner of Lawrence County at 41°5′50″N 80°30′17″W (41.0975, -80.5051),[3] in western Pulaski Township. The western edge of the CDP is the Ohio state line.

U.S. Route 422 (Ben Franklin Parkway) forms the southern edge of the CDP; the highway leads southeast 10 miles (16 km) to New Castle, the Lawrence county seat, and west 8 miles (13 km) to Youngstown, Ohio. Pennsylvania Route 208 passes through the center of New Bedford, leading east 4 miles (6 km) to the village of Pulaski and Interstate 376.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the New Bedford CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.6 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.14%, are water.[1] The community drains northeast to Deer Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Shenango River, except for the southwesternmost part of the CDP, which drains south to Coffee Run, a tributary of the Mahoning River.

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), New Bedford CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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