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History · New Cambria

New Cambria’s post office opened in 1873, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

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How New Cambria began

When was New Cambria founded?

1873

The New Cambria post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 106153 years
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How New Cambria came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of New Cambria.

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New Cambria was named after Cambria County, Pennsylvania, the native home of an early settler.

The first post office in New Cambria was established in June 1873.

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Questions about New Cambria’s history

What year was New Cambria founded?

The New Cambria post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.