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Welcome to Meadville ...

The town of Meadville is located in Franklin County<1> and is the County Seat for Franklin County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meadville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Meadville has a population of 423 people<2> (see below for details).

Meadville is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Meadville: 601 & 769<4>

The ZIP code for Meadville: 39653<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Meadville had an population of 423 people. This is a decrease of 5.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Meadville had a population of 449 people (which is 5.54% of the total population of Franklin County). This makes Meadville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Meadville represents 0.02% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 223rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 449 people, the population of Meadville decreased 13.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 519 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, Missouri, 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.

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Meadville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Meadville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Meadville post office opened in 1822.

We also found Meadville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meadville.

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Franklin, 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>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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Meadville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Meadville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 town (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).
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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