Welcome to Bentleyville ...

Bentleyville is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bentleyville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bentleyville has a population of 2,488 people<2> (see below for details).

Bentleyville is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bentleyville had an population of 2,488 people. This is a decrease of 3.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bentleyville had a population of 2,581 people. This makes Bentleyville the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Bentleyville represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 361st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,581 people, the population of Bentleyville increased 3.16% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,502 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bentleyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bentleyville - they are located in Alabama and Ohio.

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

Websites for Bentleyville ...

Official Website:   www.bentleyville.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Communities near Bentleyville ...

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

• Bethel Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <5>
• Washington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Canonsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <5>
• Bridgeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <5>
• Monongahela
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
  • Monongahela is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <5>
• Waynesburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <5>
• Centerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• New Eagle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eagle
  • New Eagle is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Eagle <5>
• McDonald
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonald have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
  • McDonald is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonald <5>
• East Washington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Washington
  • East Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bentleyville ...

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

Adding Bentleyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bentleyville 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 Bentleyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Bentleyville post office opened in 1826.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bentleyville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bentleyville: www.bentleyville.org/

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/