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Welcome to Emporium ...

Emporium is located in Cameron County<1> and is the County Seat for Cameron County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emporium, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Emporium for more information about variations on the name of Emporium.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Emporium has a population of 1,808 people<2> (see below for details).

Emporium is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Emporium: 814 & 582<4>

The ZIP code for Emporium: 15834<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Emporium had an population of 1,808 people. This is a decrease of 12.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 28.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Emporium had a population of 2,073 people (which is 40.8% of the total population of Cameron County). This makes Emporium the county's most populous community.

The population of Emporium represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 421st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,073 people, the population of Emporium decreased 17.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,526 people).

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

Communities near Emporium ...

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

  • Saint Marys
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Austin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Driftwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cameron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cameron is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Beechwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Gardeau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gardeau is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
  • Dents Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dents Run is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
  • Huntley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntley is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Grant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Grant is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Mix Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mix Run is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run

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 Emporium. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emporium.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Emporium. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Emporium.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emporium ...

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

Adding Emporium to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emporium 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 (so far) for Emporium was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Emporium post office opened in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emporium.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cameron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Emporium.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emporium - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Emporium area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Emporium area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Emporium). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Emporium or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/