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Welcome to Pellville ...

Pellville is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pellville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Pellville is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pellville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Pellville (for example, toward Vine Grove), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Pellville: 270 & 364<3>

The ZIP code for Pellville: 42364<4>

Communities Also Named Pellville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pellville - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Pellville ...

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

  • Owensboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Tell City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hardinsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rockport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <5>
  • Lewisport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cannelton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cloverport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Grandview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pellville ...

Looking for more information about Pellville? 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 Pellville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pellville.

Adding Pellville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pellville 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 (so far) for Pellville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pellville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pellville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Pellville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Pellville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pellville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pellville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.