Welcome to Centreville ...

Centreville is located in New Castle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Centreville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Centreville is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Centreville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Centreville lies within the (302) area code.

Websites for Centreville ...

Official Website: centrevillede.info/

Communities Also Named Centreville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 46 communities that are also named Centreville - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (6), Ohio, Ontario (6), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Centreville.

Communities near Centreville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Centreville.

• Wilmington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <3>
• Newark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
• Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• West Chester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <3>
• Elkton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
• Coatesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <3>
• Lansdowne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
• Collingdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <3>
• Downingtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <3>
• Brookhaven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Centreville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Centreville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Centreville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centreville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centreville ...

Looking for more information about Centreville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Centreville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Centreville.

Adding Centreville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Centreville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Centreville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Centreville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Centreville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Centreville: centrevillede.info/

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/