Welcome to Greenville ...

Greenville is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

When the people of Greenville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Greenvillian<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Greenville has a population of 5,222 people<4> (see below for details).

Greenville is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Area codes for Greenville: (724) & (874)<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Greenville had an population of 5,222 people. This is a decrease of 11.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greenville had a population of 5,919 people (which is 5.07% of the total population of Mercer County). This makes Greenville the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Greenville represents 0.05% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 154th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,919 people, the population of Greenville decreased 7.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,380 people).

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

Communities Also Named Greenville ...

While we believe that this Greenville is located in Mercer County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Greenville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Armstrong, Clearfield and Lackawanna County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 66 communities that are also named Greenville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Connecticut, Delaware (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (3), New York (5), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Greenville ...

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

• Hermitage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <7>
• Sharon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <7>
• Grove City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <7>
• Hubbard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <7>
• Cortland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <7>
• Farrell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell
  • Farrell is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farrell <7>
• Sharpsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
  • Sharpsville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <7>
• Mercer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <7>
• Andover
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <7>
• Cochranton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
  • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenville ...

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

Adding Greenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenville 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 Greenville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Greenville post office opened in 1865.

We also found Greenville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

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