Welcome to Smethport ...

Smethport is located in McKean County<1> and is the County Seat for McKean County.

The location of Smethport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smethport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Smethport has a population of 1,532 people<3> (see below for details).

Smethport is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Smethport is located in the (814) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Smethport had an population of 1,532 people. This is a decrease of 7.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Smethport had a population of 1,655 people. This makes Smethport the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Smethport represents 0.01% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 479th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,655 people, the population of Smethport decreased 1.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,684 people).

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

Communities Also Named Smethport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Smethport - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Smethport ...

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

• Olean
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
  • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <5>
• Bradford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <5>
• Port Allegany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allegany
  • Port Allegany is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allegany <5>
• Allegany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
  • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <5>
• Shinglehouse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <5>
• Portville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
  • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <5>
• Mount Jewett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jewett
  • Mount Jewett is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jewett <5>
• Eldred
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
  • Eldred is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <5>
• Lewis Run
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
  • Lewis Run is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <5>
• Limestone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Limestone is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <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 Smethport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Smethport.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Smethport. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Smethport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smethport ...

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

Adding Smethport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smethport 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 Smethport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Smethport post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smethport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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