Welcome to New Concord ...

The village of New Concord is located in Muskingum County<1>.

The location of New Concord has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Concord, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Concord has a population of 2,192 people<3> (see below for details).

New Concord is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

New Concord is located in the (740) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Concord had an population of 2,192 people. This is a decrease of 12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Concord had a population of 2,491 people. This makes New Concord the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of New Concord represents 0.02% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 358th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,491 people, the population of New Concord decreased 6.04% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,651 people).

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

Communities Also Named New Concord ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named New Concord - they are located in Kentucky and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Concord.

Communities near New Concord ...

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

• Zanesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <5>
• Cambridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Byesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
  • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <5>
• West Lafayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <5>
• South Zanesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
  • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
• Dresden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <5>
• Philo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <5>
• Senecaville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senecaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senecaville
  • Senecaville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senecaville <5>
• Pleasant City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant City
  • Pleasant City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant City <5>
• Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <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 Concord. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Concord.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Concord. 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 Concord.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Concord. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for New Concord.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Concord ...

Looking for more information about New Concord? 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 Concord, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Concord.

Adding New Concord to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Concord 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 Concord was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Concord post office opened in 1830.

We also found New Concord in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Concord.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Concord. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/