New London is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 600 at the 2010 census, and was estimated to be 724 as of 2019. The town lies between Albemarle and Richfield along U.S. 52 in the southern Piedmont region of the state, approximately 45 miles east-northeast of Charlotte. It was the site of a gold mine, which was active during periods of the mid-1800s and early 1900s.