Welcome to Blain ...

Blain is located in Perry County<1>.

The location of Blain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blain has a population of 261 people<3> (see below for details).

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

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

Blain is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blain had an population of 261 people. This is a decrease of 0.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blain had a population of 263 people. This makes Blain the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 263 people, the population of Blain increased 4.37% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 252 people).

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

Communities near Blain ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Carlisle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
• Mechanicsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <5>
• Camp Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <5>
• Lemoyne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <5>
• Wormleysburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
  • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <5>
• Marysville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
• Millersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <5>
• Shiremanstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiremanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
  • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
• Newport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blain ...

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

Adding Blain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blain 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 Blain was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/

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