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Welcome to Jamesville ...

The town of Jamesville is located in Martin County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jamesville has a population of 445 people<2> (see below for details).

Jamesville is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Jamesville: 252

The ZIP code for Jamesville: 27846<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jamesville had an population of 445 people. This is a decrease of 9.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jamesville had a population of 491 people. This makes Jamesville the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 491 people, the population of Jamesville decreased 2.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 502 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jamesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Jamesville - they are located in Alabama (2), Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Jamesville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jamesville ...

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

Adding Jamesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jamesville 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 Jamesville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Martin, 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 Jamesville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jamesville - 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 town (such as Jamesville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Jamesville 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.