New Brighton is a borough in north-central Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Beaver River 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 5,719 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Name: | New Brighton borough |
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LSAD Code: | 21 |
LSAD Description: | borough (suffix) |
State: | Pennsylvania |
County: | Beaver County |
Incorporated: | 1838 (1838) |
Elevation: | 804 ft (245 m) |
Total Area: | 1.12 sq mi (2.90 km²) |
Land Area: | 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.09 sq mi (0.22 km²) |
Total Population: | 5,729 |
Population Density: | 5,551.36/sq mi (2,143.83/km²) |
Area code: | 724 |
FIPS code: | 4253288 |
Website: | newbrightonpa.org |
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History
In the past, New Brighton had industries in pottery, bricks, sewer pipe, glass, flour, twine, lead kegs, refrigerators, bath tubs, wall paper, steel castings, nails, rivets, and wire.
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Geography
New Brighton is located near the center of Beaver County along the east bank of the Beaver River. It is bordered to the north by Daugherty Township, to the east by Pulaski Township, and to the southeast by Rochester Township. To the west, across the Beaver River, are (from north to south) Beaver Falls, Patterson Heights, Patterson Township, and Fallston.
Pennsylvania Routes 18 and 65 run through the center of the borough as Third Avenue. To the south, the concurrent highways run to Rochester on the Ohio River; to the north, PA-18 crosses the Beaver River into Beaver Falls, while PA-65 turns northeast and leads to Ellwood City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, New Brighton has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km), of which 1.0 square mile (2.7 km) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km), or 7.97%, is water.
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