RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> Pittsylvania County >> PittsvilleIndex...

Welcome to Pittsville ...

Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pittsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Pittsville is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pittsville: 434

The ZIP code for Pittsville: 24139<3>

Communities Also Named Pittsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Pittsville - they are located in Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pittsville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pittsville ...

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

Adding Pittsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pittsville post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pittsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pittsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Pittsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pittsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/