There are several distinct neighbourhoods within the city of New Westminster. Locals and realtors use the following names to describe different areas of the city: 

• Brow of the Hill
• Connaught Heights
• Downtown
• Glenbrook North
• Glenbrook South
• Massey-Victory Heights
• Moody Park
• Quayside
• Queens Park
• Queensborough
• Sapperton
• Uptown
• West End

The City of New Westminster includes a few names in its Neighbourhood Planning Areas map that are less commonly used by residents, including: 

• Brunette Creek
• Kelvin is used to describe the area near Kelvin school, which the locals refer to as the Moody Park neighbourhood
• North Arm North
• North Arm South