| ZIP Codes: | 29 ZIP Codes (18 Standard, 11 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 582 / 724 / 814 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:30 PM |
| Population: | 36,791 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 42031 |
| Land Area: | 578 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.2059, -79.4196 |
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36,791 residents live across 29 ZIPs covering 578 sq mi, served by 29 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 38,827 to 36,772 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.3% change. 9 ZIPs gained residents, 13 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 16233 (Leeper, $91,159 median) and poorest ZIP 16230 (Hawthorn, $46,932) are 23.6 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $92,900 in 16230 (Hawthorn) to $235,000 in 16326 (Fryburg).
Density varies 450× across the county — from 17 people/sq mi in 16260 (Vowinckel) to 7,655 in 16054 (Saint Petersburg).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.8% bachelor's+ in 16054 (Saint Petersburg) to 37.9% in 16214 (Clarion) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Pennsylvania, this is the #55 most populous of 67 counties and ranks #40 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,587 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,890 of 25,138 reporting).
18 Standard delivery, 11 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Clarion County lost 5.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16214 | Clarion | Standard | 8,494 | $57,521 | 48.5 | -13.3% |
| 16242 | New Bethlehem | Standard | 4,513 | $55,677 | 93.4 | -1.1% |
| 16232 | Knox | Standard | 4,025 | $65,525 | 58.9 | -5.3% |
| 16254 | Shippenville | Standard | 3,516 | $56,563 | 47.3 | 0.5% |
| 16248 | Rimersburg | Standard | 3,216 | $65,272 | 57.1 | -1.7% |
| 16028 | East Brady | Standard | 1,981 | $62,750 | 15.5 | -1.6% |
| 16255 | Sligo | Standard | 1,981 | $56,058 | 41.2 | 9.2% |
| 16258 | Strattanville | Standard | 1,837 | $55,188 | 39.0 | 8.7% |
| 16235 | Lucinda | Standard | 1,356 | $77,798 | 29.2 | 5.9% |
| 16240 | Mayport | Standard | 1,327 | $58,281 | 52.2 | -8.0% |
| 16233 | Leeper | Standard | 1,195 | $91,159 | 33.9 | 11.5% |
| 16224 | Fairmount City | Standard | 763 | $74,643 | 18.4 | -41.5% |
| 16230 | Hawthorn | PO Box | 501 | $46,932 | 1.1 | -7.2% |
| 16334 | Marble | Standard | 453 | $71,875 | 6.8 | 22.4% |
| 16054 | Saint Petersburg | PO Box | 333 | $71,500 | 0.0 | -19.8% |
| 16036 | Foxburg | PO Box | 305 | $69,375 | 2.7 | 21.5% |
| 16260 | Vowinckel | Standard | 293 | $52,870 | 17.2 | -30.6% |
| 16326 | Fryburg | Standard | 283 | $78,750 | 7.0 | -35.8% |
| 16331 | Kossuth | Standard | 123 | — | 1.2 | 92.2% |
| 16332 | Lickingville | Standard | 121 | — | 5.3 | 152.1% |
| 16213 | Callensburg | PO Box | 107 | $71,667 | 0.1 | -41.8% |
| 16361 | Tylersburg | PO Box | 49 | $108,750 | 0.0 | -47.9% |
| 16220 | Crown | PO Box | 19 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 16257 | Snydersburg | Standard | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 16234 | Limestone | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 16221 | Curllsville | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 16058 | Turkey City | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 16375 | Lamartine | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 16225 | Fisher | PO Box | — | — | 1.9 | — |