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Welcome to Zelienople ...

Zelienople is located in Butler County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Zelienople, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1811.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Zelienople has a population of 3,646 people<3> (see below for details).

Zelienople is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Zelienople ...

Official Website:   www.boro.zelienople.pa.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.zhcc.cc/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Zelienople had an population of 3,646 people. This is a decrease of 4.35% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Zelienople had a population of 3,812 people. This makes Zelienople the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Zelienople represents 0.03% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 265th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,812 people, the population of Zelienople decreased 7.54% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,123 people).

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

Communities near Zelienople ...

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

  • New Castle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Butler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Economy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Aliquippa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
    • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <5>
  • Beaver Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ellwood City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ambridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
    • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <5>
  • West View
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
    • West View is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West View <5>
  • New Brighton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
    • New Brighton is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Zelienople. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Zelienople.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zelienople ...

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

Adding Zelienople to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zelienople 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 Zelienople was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Zelienople post office opened in 1811.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zelienople.

The official website for Zelienople: www.boro.zelienople.pa.us/

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Zelienople.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zelienople - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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