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Welcome to Linesville ...

Linesville is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Linesville has a population of 975 people<2> (see below for details).

Linesville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Linesville: 16424<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Linesville had an population of 975 people. This is a decrease of 6.25% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Linesville had a population of 1,040 people. This makes Linesville the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,040 people, the population of Linesville decreased 9.96% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,155 people).

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

Communities Also Named Linesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Linesville - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Linesville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linesville ...

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

Adding Linesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Linesville post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Linesville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Linesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 community (such as Linesville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Linesville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/