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History · Landingville

Landingville’s post office opened in 1857, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on and the census since 1880.

1857first post office
0on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Landingville began

When was Landingville founded?

1857

The Landingville post office opened in 1857, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1887.

First census: 712 in 18802020 census: 138169 years
Founding year: the first Landingville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1887.

What stands out about Landingville’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 Landingville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Landingville’s homes were built before 1961.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Landingville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Landingville, in brief

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

Landingville is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 137 at the time of the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1857. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 159 to 138 (-13%).

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

By decade

Landingville, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Landingville, PA Community Playground, July 20252025Landingville, PA Community Playground, July 2025Welcome United Methodist Church2015Welcome United Methodist ChurchSchuylkill River in2015Schuylkill River inPine St, Landingville PA 012015Pine St, Landingville PA 01Main St, Landingville PA 032015Main St, Landingville PA 03Community Fire Co2015Community Fire Co
On the map

Landingville on the map, 1889 to 1891

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

Landingville on the 1889 USGS mapLandingville on the 1891 USGS map1889Pottsville 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 Landingville.

People over time

Landingville, census by census

010020030040050060070018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 712

Between 138 and 712 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Landingville

Nobody well known was born in Landingville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Gary S. BeckerAmerican economist · b. 1930
John O'HaraAmerican journalist and writer · b. 1905
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Matt WachterAmerican musician · b. 1976
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Ralph PetersAmerican military officer, writer, pundit · b. 1952
Ronald William GainerCatholic bishop · b. 1947
Tim HoldenAmerican politician · b. 1957
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

West Brunswick Township1 historic placeANorth Manheim TownshipIts storyC+South Manheim TownshipIts storyC

Questions about Landingville’s history

What year was Landingville founded?

The Landingville post office opened in 1857, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1887.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.