Welcome to Phillipsville ...

Phillipsville is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Phillipsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Phillipsville is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Phillipsville is within the boundaries of the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Phillipsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Phillipsville: This one is located in Erie County and the other is located in Chester County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 5 communities that are also named Phillipsville - they are located in Alabama, California, Michigan and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Phillipsville ...

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

• Erie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
• Corry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
  • Corry is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <3>
• Edinboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
  • Edinboro is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <3>
• North East
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <3>
• Union City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
• Wesleyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
  • Wesleyville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesleyville <3>
• Cambridge Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
  • Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <3>
• Borough of Fairview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Fairview
  • Borough of Fairview is located in Erie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borough of Fairview <3>
• Waterford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <3>
• Sherman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phillipsville ...

Looking for more information about Phillipsville? 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 Phillipsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Phillipsville.

Adding Phillipsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Phillipsville 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 Phillipsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Phillipsville post office opened in 1828.

We also found Phillipsville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Phillipsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

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