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Welcome to Mainville ...

Mainville is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mainville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Mainville is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mainville: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Mainville ...

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

  • Bloomsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shamokin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
  • Mount Carmel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Shenandoah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • West Hazleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Mahanoy City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Frackville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kulpmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mainville ...

Looking for more information about Mainville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mainville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mainville.

Adding Mainville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mainville 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 (so far) for Mainville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mainville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mainville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Mainville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Mainville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.