Pontypool

Pontypool Welsh: Pont-y-pŵl
From the top, Crane Street, Baptist Chapel, Pontypool Park
Pontypool Location within Torfaen
Population	29,062
OS grid reference	SO285005
Principal area	Torfaen
Preserved county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PONTYPOOL
Postcode district	NP4
Dialling code	01495
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Torfaen
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Torfaen
List of places UK Wales Torfaen 51°42′11″N 3°02′28″W / 51.703°N 03.041°W / 51.703; -03.041

Pontypool (Welsh: Pont-y-pŵl [ˌpɔntəˈpuːl]) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales.^[1][2] As of 2021^[update], it has a population of 29,062.^{[3][republished census data verification needed]}