New Pekin, Indiana

About New Pekin

New Pekin, IN is a small town located in southern Indiana counting 1,333 people who proudly call it home.

New Pekin holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.38 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 560 residents per square mile.

📰 New Pekin News Today

• New Pekin Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Each Independence Day, this small town becomes the center of its own American story The Washington Post · Jul 4
• Jane Anne Leuty Obituary (2026) - New Pekin, IN - Garr Funeral Service - Sellersburg Legacy obituary · Jun 10
• From tornados to fires to floods, Purdue faculty and Extension educators partner to support family resilience after natural disasters – News | College of Health and Human Sciences Purdue University · Jun 2
• City Hall lobby is home for new Pekin 50-year time capsule WCBU Peoria · Jul 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes New Pekin Unique

• The only place in America named New Pekin — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Indiana — one of 976 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in New Pekin

• Pekin Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in New Pekin

• East Washington Elementary School
• East Washington Middle School
• Eastern High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of New Pekin

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