Map of Mountville borough, Pennsylvania

Mountville is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,022 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 2,802 tabulated in 2010. The original Charles Chips potato chip factory was located here.

Mountville borough overview:
Name:	Mountville borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Lancaster County
Elevation:	443 ft (135 m)
Total Area:	0.86 sq mi (2.23 km²)
Land Area:	0.86 sq mi (2.23 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	3,017
Population Density:	3,504.07/sq mi (1,353.31/km²)
ZIP code:	17554
Area code:	717
FIPS code:	4252016
Website:	mountvilleborough.com

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History

On January 11, 1814, Isaac Rohrer laid out the town that became known as Mountville, dividing it into 130 building lots, sold by lottery. Located 4 miles (6 km) east of Columbia in West Hempfield Township on the Lancaster and Susquehanna Turnpike, Mountville was originally named “Mount Pleasant” because it was situated on an elevation affording a pleasant view of the surrounding countryside in every direction.

In 1842, when the first post office was established in the town, the name was changed to “Mountville” because the postal service already had another Mount Pleasant registered in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the need for a municipal water system, the town incorporated as a borough in 1906.

After several annexations of land adjoining the borough through the years since, Mountville now consists of just under one square mile of residential, commercial, industrial and public property. Mountville boasts one of the highest ratios of public park space per capita. With slightly more than 2,800 residents, the borough is served by the West Hempfield Township Police Department, protected by the Mountville Volunteer Fire Company, and educated by the Hempfield School District.

Borough Hall
1907 firehouse
VFW building

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Geography

Mountville is located in western Lancaster County at 40°2′23″N 76°25′57″W / 40.03972°N 76.43250°W / 40.03972; -76.43250 (40.039797, -76.432433). U.S. Route 30, a four-lane freeway, passes through the northern part of the borough, with access from College Avenue at the northeast edge of town. US 30 leads east 7 miles (11 km) to the northern part of Lancaster, the county seat, and west 17 miles (27 km) to York. Pennsylvania Route 462 runs through the center of Mountville as Columbia Avenue; it leads east 6 miles (10 km) to the center of Lancaster and west 5 miles (8 km) to Columbia.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mountville has a total area of 0.85 square miles (2.2 km), of which 0.7 acres (2,719 m), or 0.12%, are water. The eastern side of Mountville is drained by the West Branch of Little Conestoga Creek, a southward-flowing tributary of the Conestoga River and part of the Susquehanna River watershed. The west side of the borough is drained by Strickler Run, a westward-flowing direct tributary of the Susquehanna.