Welcome to Brockway ...

Brockway is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brockway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brockway has a population of 2,029 people<3> (see below for details).

Brockway is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Brockway: (814)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brockway had an population of 2,029 people. This is a decrease of 2.08% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brockway had a population of 2,072 people. This makes Brockway the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Brockway represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 422nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,072 people, the population of Brockway decreased 5.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,182 people).

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

Communities Also Named Brockway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Brockway - they are located in California, Connecticut, Michigan (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brockway ...

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

• Saint Marys
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <5>
• DuBois
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
  • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <5>
• Brookville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <5>
• Ridgway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <5>
• Reynoldsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <5>
• Johnsonburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
  • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
• Sykesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• Falls Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
  • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <5>
• Troutville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
• Brockport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockport
  • Brockport is located in Elk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockport <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 Brockway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brockway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brockway ...

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

Adding Brockway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brockway post office opened in 1925.

We also found Brockway mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brockway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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