Welcome to Union City ...

Union City is located in Erie County<1>.

The location of Union City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Union City has a population of 3,115 people<3> (see below for details).

Union City is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Union City: (814)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Union City had an population of 3,115 people. This is a decrease of 6.17% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Union City had a population of 3,320 people. This makes Union City the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Union City represents 0.03% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 292nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,320 people, the population of Union City decreased 4.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,463 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Union City.

Communities Also Named Union City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Union City - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (6), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Union City ...

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

• Erie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
• Corry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
  • Corry is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <5>
• Edinboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
  • Edinboro is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <5>
• Wesleyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
  • Wesleyville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesleyville <5>
• Cambridge Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
  • Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <5>
• Waterford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <5>
• Saegertown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
  • Saegertown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
• Hydetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
• Mill Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
  • Mill Village is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
• Wattsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsburg
  • Wattsburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wattsburg <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 Union City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union City ...

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

Adding Union City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Union City post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Union City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

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