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New Baltimore, Pennsylvania

New Baltimore, Pennsylvania
Borough
New Baltimore Covered Bridge
Location of New Baltimore in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Location of New Baltimore in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
New Baltimore is located in Pennsylvania
New Baltimore
New Baltimore
New Baltimore is located in the US
New Baltimore
New Baltimore
Location of New Baltimore in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 39°59′02″N 78°46′20″W / 39.98389°N 78.77222°W / 39.98389; -78.77222Coordinates: 39°59′02″N 78°46′20″W / 39.98389°N 78.77222°W / 39.98389; -78.77222
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Somerset
Settled 1829
Incorporated 1874
Government
 • Type Borough Council
Area
 • Total 0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)
 • Land 0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 180
 • Estimate (2016) 174
 • Density 501.44/sq mi (193.80/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 15553
Area code(s) 814
FIPS code 42-53168

New Baltimore is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The first settler was Michael Riddlemoser, who built a house here in 1820, and laid out the street plan in 1829. The community was initially known as Mosersburg, and was later renamed New Baltimore, after Riddlemoser’s hometown. The borough was incorporated in 1874.

In the 1880s, a major railroad yard and maintenance facility were planned for New Baltimore to serve the South Pennsylvania Railroad. In the end, construction on the railroad stopped and the tracks were never laid, and New Baltimore lost its chance to become a significant railroading center.

The New Baltimore Bridge, built in 1879, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

New Baltimore is located at 39°59′2″N 78°46′20″W / 39.98389°N 78.77222°W / 39.98389; -78.77222 (39.983808, −78.772154).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.

Farmlands dominate the village and the mountain range with the majority forested to the west.

As of the census of 2000, there were 168 people, 66 households, and 48 families residing in the borough. The population density was 531.7 people per square mile (202.7/km²). There were 75 housing units at an average density of 237.4 per square mile (90.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.43% White and 3.57% Asian.


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