Welcome to Westfield ...

Westfield is located in Tioga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Westfield has a population of 1,036 people<2> (see below for details).

Westfield is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Westfield: 16950<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Westfield had an population of 1,036 people. This is a decrease of 2.63% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Westfield had a population of 1,064 people. This makes Westfield the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,064 people, the population of Westfield decreased 10.59% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,190 people).

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

Communities Also Named Westfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Westfield - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Westfield ...

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

• Wellsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsboro
  • Wellsboro is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsboro <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wellsboro
  • From Westfield to Wellsboro
• Elkland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
  • Elkland is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elkland
  • From Westfield to Elkland
• Galeton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
  • Galeton is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <5>
• Knoxville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <5>
• Ulysses
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
  • Ulysses is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulysses <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ulysses
  • From Westfield to Ulysses
• Elmer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Elmer is located in Potter County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elmer
  • From Westfield to Elmer
• Austinburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
  • Austinburg is located in Tioga County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Austinburg
  • From Westfield to Austinburg
• Harrison Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
  • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harrison Valley
  • From Westfield to Harrison Valley
• Hector
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Hector is located in Potter County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hector
  • From Westfield to Hector
• South Troupsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Troupsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
  • South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Troupsburg
  • From Westfield to South Troupsburg

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Westfield. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Westfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westfield ...

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

Adding Westfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Westfield post office opened in 1826.

We also found Westfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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