Welcome to New Port Richey ...

The city of New Port Richey is located in Pasco County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Port Richey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

A typical abbreviation for New Port Richey: New Prt. Richey

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Port Richey has a population of 16,753 people<2> (see below for details).

New Port Richey is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: New Port Richey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

New Port Richey is located in the (727) area code.

The ZIP codes for New Port Richey: 34652-34656<4>

Websites for New Port Richey ...

Official Website: www.cityofnewportrichey.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Port Richey had an population of 16,753 people. This is an increase of 12.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Port Richey had a population of 14,911 people. This makes New Port Richey the county's most populous community.

The population of New Port Richey represents 0.08% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 125th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 14,911 people, the population of New Port Richey decreased 7.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 16,117 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Port Richey.

Communities near New Port Richey ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Port Richey.

• Clearwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
  • Former name for Clearwater:
  • Clear Water Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <5>
• Dunedin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunedin
  • Dunedin is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunedin <5>
• Tarpon Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon Springs
  • Tarpon Springs is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarpon Springs <5>
• Safety Harbor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safety Harbor
  • Safety Harbor is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safety Harbor <5>
• Oldsmar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldsmar
  • Oldsmar is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldsmar <5>
• Holiday
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday
  • Holiday is located in Pasco County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holiday <5>
• Trinity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Pasco County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <5>
• Bayonet Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonet Point
  • Bayonet Point is located in Pasco County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayonet Point <5>
• Cove Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
  • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
• Hudson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Pasco County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Port Richey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Port Richey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Port Richey. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Port Richey.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Port Richey. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for New Port Richey.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Port Richey ...

Looking for more information about New Port Richey? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for New Port Richey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Port Richey.

Adding New Port Richey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Port Richey in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Port Richey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Port Richey post office opened in 1915.

We also found New Port Richey on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Port Richey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for New Port Richey: www.cityofnewportrichey.org/

The official website for Pasco County: www.pascocountyfl.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/