Welcome to McVeytown ...

McVeytown is located in Mifflin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McVeytown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1808.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McVeytown has a population of 331 people<3> (see below for details).

McVeytown is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

McVeytown is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McVeytown had an population of 331 people. This is a decrease of 3.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McVeytown had a population of 342 people. This makes McVeytown the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 342 people, the population of McVeytown decreased 15.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 405 people).

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

Communities near McVeytown ...

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

• Lewistown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <5>
• Huntingdon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <5>
• Mount Union
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
  • Mount Union is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Union <5>
• Burnham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <5>
• Mifflintown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
  • Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <5>
• Port Royal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <5>
• Mifflin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
  • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
• Juniata Terrace
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
  • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
• Petersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Mapleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McVeytown. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for McVeytown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McVeytown ...

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

Adding McVeytown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McVeytown post office opened in 1808.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McVeytown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mifflin County: www.co.mifflin.pa.us/

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