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Welcome to Beckville ...

The city of Beckville is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Beckville is located in Panola County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beckville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Beckville has a population of 829 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Beckville is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Beckville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Beckville: 903 & 430<4>

The ZIP code for Beckville: 75631<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Beckville had an population of 829 people. This is a decrease of 2.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Beckville had a population of 847 people. This makes Beckville the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 847 people, the population of Beckville increased 12.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 752 people).

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

Communities Also Named Beckville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Beckville - they are located in Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Beckville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beckville ...

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

Adding Beckville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beckville 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 Beckville was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beckville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Panola, 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 Beckville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beckville - 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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Beckville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Beckville 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 city (such as Beckville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Beckville 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.