New London is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 625 people and two associated neighborhoods, New London is the 462nd largest community in North Carolina.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) New London has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. New London has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in New London than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, New London may be for you.

Being a small town, New London does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of New London citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.60% of adults in New London have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in New London in 2022 was $31,608, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,432 for a family of four. However, New London contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call New London home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New London residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New London include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in New London is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.