Welcome to Potter County ...
Time Zone: Potter County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Coudersport is the Seat for Potter County.
Potter County was founded March 26, 1804 and was created by taking area from Lycoming County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Potter had a population of 16,526 people. This is a decrease of 5.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,454 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Potter represented 0.14% of the total population of Pennsylvania.
Below are some of the communities located in Potter County:
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coudersport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Galeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Oswayo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Shinglehouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Websites specific to Potter County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Tioga County
- Lycoming County
- Clinton County
- Cameron County
- McKean County
- Allegany County
- Steuben County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
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