Welcome to Duncansville ...

Duncansville is located in Blair County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duncansville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Duncansville has a population of 1,159 people<3> (see below for details).

Duncansville is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Duncansville is located in the (814) area code.

Websites for Duncansville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Duncansville had an population of 1,159 people. This is a decrease of 6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Duncansville had a population of 1,233 people. This makes Duncansville the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,233 people, the population of Duncansville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,238 people).

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

Communities near Duncansville ...

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

• Altoona
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <5>
• Tyrone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <5>
• Ebensburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <5>
• Roaring Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <5>
• Portage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <5>
• Martinsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Bellwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <5>
• Patton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <5>
• Cresson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
  • Cresson is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <5>
• Gallitzin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
  • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <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 Duncansville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duncansville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duncansville ...

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

Adding Duncansville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Duncansville post office opened in 1836.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duncansville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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