New Salem, Pennsylvania

About New Salem

New Salem is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Officially, New Salem is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.16 square miles.

📰 New Salem News Today

• Marie (Stuck) Clark Obituary | Dearth Funeral Home | New Salem, PA Tribute Archive · Aug 13
• Roadwork Alert for Route 616 in York County fox43.com · Mar 25
• New Salem mayor faces harassment charges amid dispute with fire company York Daily Record · Oct 14
• Man killed by electrocution while trying to steal wires from power lines in Fayette County, police say CBS News · May 22
• Lightning Strike Map in New Salem, PA - Tracker & Radar | Spark WeatherBug · Oct 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes New Salem Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named New Salem — but the Pennsylvania one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Fayette Historical Society - Abel Colley Tavern and Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in New Salem

• Dunlap Creek Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of New Salem

🏘️ Nearby Communities