Neath

For other uses, see Neath (disambiguation).

Neath Welsh: Castell-nedd
From the top, View over Neath, The Parade, Neath Abbey
Neath Location within Neath Port Talbot
Population	50,658
OS grid reference	SS745975
Community	Neath
Principal area	Neath Port Talbot
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEATH
Postcode district	SA10-11
Dialling code	01639
Police	South Wales
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Neath and Swansea East
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd

Neath (/niːθ/; Welsh: Castell-nedd) is a market town and community situated in the Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a population of 19,258 in 2011. Historically in Glamorgan, the town is located on the River Neath, seven miles (eleven kilometres) east-northeast of Swansea.