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Welcome to Marshville ...

The town of Marshville is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marshville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Marshville has a population of 2,786 people<2> (see below for details).

Marshville is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Marshville: 704 & 980<4>

The ZIP code for Marshville: 28103<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Marshville had an population of 2,786 people. This is an increase of 15.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Marshville had a population of 2,402 people. This makes Marshville the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Marshville represents 0.03% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 228th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,402 people, the population of Marshville increased 1.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,360 people).

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

Communities Also Named Marshville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Marshville - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Michigan, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ontario, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Marshville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncountycoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Marshville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Marshville ...

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

  • Indian Trail
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Stallings
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Wesley Chapel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Unionville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Unionville is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
  • Wadesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wingate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Park is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
  • Fairview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Midland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marshville ...

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

Adding Marshville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marshville post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marshville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Union, 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 Marshville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marshville - 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Marshville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Marshville 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 Marshville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Marshville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/