Welcome to Jamestown ...

Jamestown is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jamestown has a population of 573 people<3> (see below for details).

Jamestown is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Jamestown: (724) & (874)<5>

Websites for Jamestown ...

Official Website: www.jamestownpa.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jamestown had an population of 573 people. This is a decrease of 7.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jamestown had a population of 617 people. This makes Jamestown the county's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 617 people, the population of Jamestown decreased 2.99% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 636 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jamestown ...

While we believe that this Jamestown is located in Mercer County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Jamestown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cambria and Carbon County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 68 communities that are also named Jamestown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (4), Idaho (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jamestown ...

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

• Hermitage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <6>
• Sharon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <6>
• Meadville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <6>
• Grove City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <6>
• Cortland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <6>
• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <6>
• Farrell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell
  • Farrell is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farrell <6>
• Sharpsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
  • Sharpsville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <6>
• Andover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <6>
• Linesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
  • Linesville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linesville <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jamestown ...

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

Adding Jamestown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jamestown 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 Jamestown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Jamestown post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamestown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Jamestown: www.jamestownpa.com/

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

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