New Vrindaban

ISKCON New Vrindaban
Unincorporated area
The Palace of Gold
ISKCON New Vrindaban Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia ISKCON New Vrindaban ISKCON New Vrindaban (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°57′53″N 80°36′23″W / 39.96472°N 80.60639°W / 39.96472; -80.60639
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Marshall
Area
• Total	1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2)
• Land	1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	1,175 ft (358 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	352
• Density	190/sq mi (73/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	26041
Area code	304/681
GNIS feature ID	1717344 [1]
Prabhupada's Palace of Gold
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Near Moundsville, West Virginia
Area	50.1 acres (20.3 ha)
Built	1973-1985
NRHP reference No.	100002852[2]
Added to NRHP	August 28, 2019

New Vrindaban is an unincorporated area and an ISKCON (Hare Krishna) intentional community located in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, near Moundsville.^[3] The town consists of 1,204 acres (4.87 km²) (0.1 km² of which is water),^[4] and several building complexes, homes, apartment buildings, and businesses including the Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra Temple (RVC Temple) and Prabhupada's Palace of Gold. New Vrindaban was founded in 1968 under the direct guidance of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON, by his disciple Kirtanananda Swami. It is named for the Indian city of Vrindavan.