| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (11 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 582 / 814 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:33 PM |
| Population: | 16,448 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 42105 |
| Land Area: | 1,126 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.8080, -77.8545 |
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16,448 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 1,126 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,719 to 16,448 from 2014 to 2024 — a -7.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 9 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 16923 (Genesee, $73,864 median) and poorest ZIP 16948 (Ulysses, $46,116) are 8.1 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $85,000 in 17729 (Cross Fork) to $181,800 in 16915 (Coudersport).
Density varies 43× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 17729 (Cross Fork) to 57 in 16941 (Genesee).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.5% bachelor's+ in 16948 (Ulysses) to 22.9% in 16927 (Harrison Valley) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Pennsylvania, this is the #63 most populous of 67 counties and ranks #65 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $59,927 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,133 of 12,101 reporting).
11 Standard delivery, 0 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.
Potter County lost 7.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16915 | Coudersport | Standard | 5,600 | $61,781 | 218.9 | -3.7% |
| 16748 | Shinglehouse | Standard | 2,908 | $61,250 | 106.1 | 5.0% |
| 16922 | Galeton | Standard | 1,575 | $67,063 | 155.0 | -20.3% |
| 16948 | Ulysses | Standard | 1,570 | $46,116 | 106.5 | -9.4% |
| 16923 | Genesee | Standard | 1,457 | $73,864 | 82.0 | -8.4% |
| 16720 | Austin | Standard | 1,261 | $49,479 | 268.8 | -1.9% |
| 16746 | Roulette | Standard | 1,046 | $51,125 | 43.1 | -19.8% |
| 16927 | Harrison Valley | Standard | 614 | $60,625 | 15.6 | -19.1% |
| 16937 | Mills | Standard | 167 | $57,917 | 11.1 | -46.5% |
| 17729 | Cross Fork | Standard | 156 | $48,333 | 117.2 | 173.7% |
| 16941 | Genesee | Standard | 94 | — | 1.7 | -19.0% |