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Welcome to Granville ...

The village of Granville is located in Licking County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Granville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1809.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Granville has a population of 5,868 people<2> (see below for details).

Granville is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Granville: (740)

The ZIP code for Granville: 43023<4>

Websites for Granville ...

Official Website: www.granville.oh.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Granville had an population of 5,868 people. This is an increase of 3.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 85.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Granville had a population of 5,646 people. This makes Granville the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Granville represents 0.05% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 235th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,646 people, the population of Granville increased 78.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,167 people).

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

Communities Also Named Granville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Granville - they are located in Arizona, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Yukon.

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

Communities near Granville ...

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

  • Newark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Reynoldsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gahanna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
    • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <5>
  • Pickerington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pataskala
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
    • Pataskala is located in Licking County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <5>
  • New Albany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
    • New Albany is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
  • Johnstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Baltimore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
    • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
  • Buckeye Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
    • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <5>
  • Hebron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Licking County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <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 Granville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Granville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Granville. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Granville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granville ...

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

Adding Granville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Granville post office opened in 1809.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Granville.

The official website for Granville: www.granville.oh.us/

The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Licking, 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 Granville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Granville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 village (such as Granville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Granville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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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