New BostonPA
The town, settled in 1887, counts 192 residents.
Is New Boston a good place to live?
New Boston’s typical journey to work is 36 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). New Boston has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
192 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Boston.
Natural hazards: very low risk in New Boston, mostly inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in New Boston, 52% come from inland flooding and 12% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Few of New Boston’s working residents work in town
The top destinations are Pottsville (6%), Harrisburg (6%) and Rush Township (4%). 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line in New Boston. Half commute less than 22 miles. The typical household income for New Boston is $66,000.
| New Boston | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in New Boston is cooler than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
Expect chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers in New Boston, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 17° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in New Boston have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
The share of adults in New Boston who get no exercise outside work is 28%. This Pennsylvania town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 10.
| New Boston | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | New Boston | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.5% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in New Boston sells for about $160K at the median
New Boston: 97% of households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about New Boston
Knoebels Amusement Resort and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Boston. Close and well known come first.
36 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
20 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
38 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
38 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
14 mi Park & preserveHawk Mountain SanctuaryPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to New Boston: who provides what
New Boston is unincorporated, so Schuylkill County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave New Boston for work
Where New Boston’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of New Boston
About 0 of every 100 New Boston residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About New Boston
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
New Boston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Before that, it was part of the New Boston-Morea CDP. New Boston is in northern Schuylkill County, in the south part of Mahanoy Township. It sits at around 1,600 feet (490 m) above sea level in a high valley on top of Broad Mountain, which rises to an elevation over 1,760 feet (540 m) 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south. Morea Road runs along the northern edge of the community, leading northeast 2 miles (3 km) to Mahanoy City and southwest 1 mile (1.6 km) to Morea and 4 miles (6 km) to Frackville. Interstate 81 passes …
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,611 ft
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