Mainville, Pennsylvania
| Mainville, Pennsylvania | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location within Columbia County |
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| Coordinates: 40°58′33″N 76°22′27″W / 40.97583°N 76.37417°WCoordinates: 40°58′33″N 76°22′27″W / 40.97583°N 76.37417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Columbia, Schuylkill |
| Township | Main |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2) |
| • Land | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 543 ft (166 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 132 |
| • Density | 179/sq mi (69.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17815 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-46720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1180237 |
Mainville is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 132 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.
A gristmill was built in the Mainville area in 1814. The Danville, Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre Railroad historically went through Mainville. A church was built in Mainville in 1882.
Mainville is located south of the center of Columbia County at 40°58′44″N 76°22′36″W / 40.978855°N 76.376629°W (40.978855, -76.376629). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.75 square miles (1.93 km2), of which 0.74 square miles (1.91 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 1.06%, is water. Mainville is bordered by Catawissa Creek to the west, just north of its water gap between Catawissa Mountain to the west and Nescopeck Mountain to the east. Pennsylvania Route 339 serves Mainville, leading 5 miles (8 km) northeast to Mifflinville and Interstate 80, and south 21 miles (34 km) up the Catawissa Creek valley and over Locust Mountain to Mahanoy City. Bloomsburg, the Columbia County seat, is 5 miles (8 km) to the northwest via Mainville Road.
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