Welcome to Ernest ...

Ernest is primarily located in Indiana County<1>. A portion of Ernest extends into Montgomery County.

We aren't confident of the location of Ernest, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ernest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ernest has a population of 431 people<3> (see below for details).

Ernest is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ernest had an population of 431 people. This is a decrease of 6.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ernest had a population of 462 people. This makes Ernest the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 462 people, the population of Ernest decreased 7.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 501 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ernest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ernest - they are located in Georgia, Missouri, Ohio and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Ernest ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• Camden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• West Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Lansdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <5>
• Phoenixville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Yeadon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <5>
• Gloucester City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <5>
• Lansdowne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <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 Ernest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ernest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ernest ...

Looking for more information about Ernest? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ernest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ernest.

Adding Ernest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ernest 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 Ernest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ernest post office opened in 1903.

We also found Ernest on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ernest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

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