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Welcome to Painesville ...

The city of Painesville is located in Lake County<1> and is the County Seat for Lake County.

The pronunciation of Painesville: PAYNZ-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Painesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1805.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Painesville has a population of 19,849 people<3> (see below for details).

Painesville is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Painesville: 440 & 436<5>

The ZIP code for Painesville: 44077<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Painesville had an population of 19,849 people. This is an increase of 1.46% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Painesville had a population of 19,563 people (which is 8.51% of the total population of Lake County). This makes Painesville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Painesville represents 0.17% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 87th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 19,563 people, the population of Painesville increased 11.77% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 17,503 people).

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

Websites for Painesville ...

Official Website:   www.painesville.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.painesvilleohchamber.org/

Communities near Painesville ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Painesville. Our list includes 48 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Painesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Painesville ...

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

Adding Painesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Painesville 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 Painesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Painesville post office opened in 1805.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Painesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Painesville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Painesville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Painesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 440 code has been Overlayed with the 436 area code. New phone numbers in the Painesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 440 or 436. As a result, placing a call in the Painesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>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 Painesville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Painesville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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/