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Welcome to Rouseville ...

Rouseville is located in Venango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rouseville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rouseville has a population of 475 people<2> (see below for details).

Rouseville is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Rouseville: 814 & 582<4>

The ZIP code for Rouseville: 16344<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rouseville had an population of 475 people. This is a decrease of 9.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rouseville had a population of 523 people. This makes Rouseville the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 523 people, the population of Rouseville increased 10.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 472 people).

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

Communities near Rouseville ...

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

  • Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Titusville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sugarcreek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Knox
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Knox is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <6>
  • Cochranton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pleasantville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Polk is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Emlenton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hydetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Shippenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rouseville ...

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

Adding Rouseville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rouseville post office opened in 1862.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rouseville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Venango, 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 Rouseville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rouseville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Rouseville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Rouseville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Rouseville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rouseville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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