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Welcome to Oswayo ...

Oswayo is located in Potter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oswayo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oswayo has a population of 131 people<2> (see below for details).

Oswayo is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Oswayo: 814 & 582<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oswayo had an population of 131 people. This is a decrease of 5.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oswayo had a population of 139 people. This makes Oswayo the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 139 people, the population of Oswayo decreased 12.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 159 people).

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

Communities near Oswayo ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oswayo ...

Looking for more information about Oswayo? 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 Oswayo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oswayo.

Adding Oswayo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Oswayo post office opened in 1849.

We also found Oswayo in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oswayo.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Potter, 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 Oswayo.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oswayo - 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 Oswayo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Oswayo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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