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Welcome to Meadville ...

The city of Meadville is located in Linn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meadville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Meadville has a population of 427 people<2> (see below for details).

Meadville is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Meadville: 660

The ZIP code for Meadville: 64659<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Meadville had an population of 427 people. This is a decrease of 7.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Meadville had a population of 462 people. This makes Meadville the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 462 people, the population of Meadville increased 1.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 457 people).

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

Communities Also Named Meadville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Meadville - they are located in Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Pennsylvania (2), Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Meadville ...

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

  • Chillicothe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Brookfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Marceline
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hale is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Laclede
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wheeling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Linneus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Linneus is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Utica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Utica is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Browning
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Browning is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Chula
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chula is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <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 Meadville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meadville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadville ...

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

Adding Meadville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meadville post office opened in 1869.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meadville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Linn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Meadville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meadville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 city (such as Meadville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Meadville 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.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/