Welcome to Mountville ...

Mountville is located in Lancaster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mountville has a population of 2,847 people<3> (see below for details).

Mountville is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Mountville: (717)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mountville had an population of 2,847 people. This is an increase of 1.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mountville had a population of 2,802 people. This makes Mountville the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Mountville represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 336th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,802 people, the population of Mountville increased 14.65% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,444 people).

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

Communities Also Named Mountville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Mountville - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Mountville ...

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

• Lancaster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
• York
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Ephrata
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <5>
• Elizabethtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <5>
• Lititz
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <5>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Millersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <5>
• Mount Joy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <5>
• Red Lion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <5>
• New Holland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <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 Mountville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountville ...

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

Adding Mountville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mountville post office opened in 1828.

We also found Mountville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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