Welcome to Joyce ...

Joyce is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The location of Joyce has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Joyce, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Joyce is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Joyce: (724) & (874)<4>

Communities Also Named Joyce ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Joyce - they are located in Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Joyce ...

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

• Youngstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <5>
• Hermitage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
• Struthers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <5>
• Beaver Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <5>
• Campbell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <5>
• Hubbard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <5>
• Ellwood City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood City
  • Ellwood City is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellwood City <5>
• New Brighton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
  • New Brighton is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <5>
• Monaca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaca
  • Monaca is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monaca <5>
• Farrell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell
  • Farrell is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farrell <5>

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 Joyce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Joyce.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Joyce. 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 Joyce.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Joyce. See our Newspapers Page for Joyce.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joyce ...

Looking for more information about Joyce? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Joyce, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Joyce.

Adding Joyce to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Joyce 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 Joyce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Joyce post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joyce.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joyce. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/