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History · Dunlevy

Dunlevy’s post office opened in 1897, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on and the census since 1920.

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Quick answers

How Dunlevy began

When was Dunlevy founded?

1897

The Dunlevy post office opened in 1897, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1913.

First census: 576 in 19202020 census: 371129 years
Founding year: the first Dunlevy post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1913.

What stands out about Dunlevy’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Dunlevy are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19026 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1979. Watch Dunlevy change.Old housesHalf of Dunlevy’s homes were built before 1960.
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Start Dunlevy’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dunlevy’s history is told.

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On the map

Dunlevy on the map, 1902 to 1979

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dunlevy. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Dunlevy on the 1902 USGS mapDunlevy on the 1931 USGS mapDunlevy on the 1940 USGS mapDunlevy on the 1954 USGS mapDunlevy on the 1969 USGS mapDunlevy on the 1979 USGS map1902Brownsville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Dunlevy.

The story so far

Dunlevy, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dunlevy yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Dunlevy is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 369 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1897. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 381 to 371 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Dunlevy, 1897 to 1902

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1897Post officeThe Dunlevy post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1901Born hereRalph Caraffi is born here
  5. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Dunlevy, census by census

0100200300400500600192019401960198020002020Peak: 576

Between 367 and 576 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Dunlevy’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Washington Township1 historic placeALong BranchIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNaomiIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAllenportIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpeersIts storyC+Lynnwood-PricedaleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Dunlevy’s history

What year was Dunlevy founded?

The Dunlevy post office opened in 1897, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1913.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.