New London is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 616 people and two constituent neighborhoods, New London is the 462nd largest community in North Carolina.

A relatively large number of people in New London telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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.

As is often the case in a small town, New London doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of New London citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.07% of adults in New London have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in New London in 2018 was $29,678, 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 $118,712 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, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

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