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Welcome to Crown City ...

The village of Crown City is located in Gallia County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crown City has a population of 402 people<2> (see below for details).

Crown City is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Crown City: 740 & 220<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crown City had an population of 402 people. This is a decrease of 2.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crown City had a population of 413 people. This makes Crown City the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 413 people, the population of Crown City has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 411 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crown City.

Communities Also Named Crown City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Crown City - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Websites for Crown City ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

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

Communities near Crown City ...

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

  • Huntington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurricane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Barboursville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • South Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
    • South Point is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <5>
  • Gallipolis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Milton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
  • Buffalo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Putnam County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
  • Ceredo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
    • Ceredo is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceredo <5>
  • Chesapeake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <5>
  • Proctorville
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Crown City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crown City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crown City ...

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

Adding Crown City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Crown City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crown City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Gallia, 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 Crown City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crown City - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Crown City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Crown City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.