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Welcome to Port Allegany ...

Port Allegany is located in McKean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Allegany, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Allegany has a population of 2,002 people<2> (see below for details).

Port Allegany is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Port Allegany: 814 & 582<4>

The ZIP code for Port Allegany: 16743<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Allegany had an population of 2,002 people. This is a decrease of 7.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Allegany had a population of 2,157 people. This makes Port Allegany the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Port Allegany represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 410th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,157 people, the population of Port Allegany decreased 8.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,355 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Allegany.

Communities near Port Allegany ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Allegany. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Port Allegany.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Allegany ...

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

Adding Port Allegany to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Allegany 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 Port Allegany was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Port Allegany post office opened in 1885.

We also found Port Allegany in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Allegany.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Allegany. 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 McKean, 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 Port Allegany.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Allegany - 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 Port Allegany area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Port Allegany 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 Port Allegany). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Port Allegany 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>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.
<8>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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