New Springfield, OH

New Springfield is a Mahoning County census-designated place in Springfield Township, where the 2020 census counted 579 residents. The community was platted in the early 1820s and has had a post office since 1828. State Routes 165 and 617 meet here, placing New Springfield in the Youngstown-Warren metropolitan area and giving the place a clear road intersection. The early plat still matters because New Springfield grew as a crossroads, with the post office and state routes giving the settlement a clear center.

The Springfield Local School District ties nearby families to an elementary school, an intermediate school, and a high school. The 44443 post office name has outlasted several generations of roads and businesses, while the intersection still gives New Springfield a recognizable point on the county map. Its ZIP code keeps the town's name in daily addresses. It is a small Ohio community whose history rests on an early plat, a long-running post office, a school district, and two state routes meeting in the middle of a rural township.