Welcome to Centerville ...

The town of Centerville is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Centerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Centerville has a population of 2,583 people<3> (see below for details).

Centerville is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Centerville: (765)

The ZIP code for Centerville: 47330<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Centerville had an population of 2,583 people. This is an increase of 1.21% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Centerville had a population of 2,552 people. This makes Centerville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Centerville represents 0.04% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 169th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,552 people, the population of Centerville increased 5.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,427 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Centerville.

Communities Also Named Centerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Centerville: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Spencer County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 143 communities that are also named Centerville - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas (4), California (6), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (10), Idaho, Illinois (7), Iowa (2), Kansas (9), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (3), Michigan (2), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana (4), Nebraska, Nevada (3), New Jersey (5), New Mexico, New York (6), North Carolina, Ohio (9), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (3), Virginia (9), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (4).

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

Communities near Centerville ...

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

• Richmond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <6>
• Connersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
  • Connersville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connersville <6>
• Eaton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <6>
• Liberty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <6>
• Cambridge City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge City
  • Cambridge City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge City <6>
• Hagerstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <6>
• New Paris
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • New Paris is located in Preble County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <6>
• New Madison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Madison
  • New Madison is located in Darke County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Madison <6>
• Lynn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <6>
• Fountain City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
  • Fountain City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain City <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centerville ...

Looking for more information about Centerville? 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 Centerville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Centerville.

Adding Centerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Centerville 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 Centerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Centerville post office opened in 1818.

We also found Centerville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Centerville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov