Bradford County, Pennsylvania
County seat: Towanda · Population 59,600 (2025) · 1,147 sq mi
Bradford County is the 42nd most populous of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, with 59,600 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Towanda. It is part of the District 3 region, one of the 11 PennDOT engineering districts. The map shows its 14 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Bradford County facts
- County seat
- Towanda
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 59,600 −0.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,147 sq mi 2nd largest of 67
- Water area
- 14 sq mi
- Population density
- 52 per sq mi
- Established
- 1810
- Named after
- William Bradford American judge and second United States Attorney General (1755-1795)
- Largest city
- Sayre 5,328
- Median household income
- $63,675
- Cities and towns
- 14 plus 4 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 28
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 42015
Cities and towns in Bradford County
Bradford County has 14 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Bradford County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sayre | Borough | 5,328 | |
| Athens | Borough | 3,205 | |
| Towanda (county seat) | Borough | 2,746 | |
| Canton | Borough | 1,682 | |
| Troy | Borough | 1,227 | |
| South Waverly | Borough | 1,089 | |
| Wyalusing | Borough | 608 | |
| Monroe | Borough | 479 | |
| Rome | Borough | 373 | |
| LeRaysville | Borough | 285 | |
| New Albany | Borough | 250 | |
| Sylvania | Borough | 207 | |
| Burlington | Borough | 143 | |
| Alba | Borough | 136 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Greens Landing | 593 | |
| North Towanda | 589 | |
| Ulster | 349 | |
| East Smithfield | 208 |
ZIP codes in Bradford County
28 ZIP codes reach into Bradford County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 16910
- 16914 also Tioga County
- 16925
- 16926
- 16936 also Tioga County
- 16947 also Tioga County
- 17724 also Tioga and Lycoming counties
- 17765 also Tioga and Lycoming counties
- 18614 also Sullivan and Wyoming counties
- 18616 also Sullivan County
- 18623 also Wyoming and Susquehanna counties
- 18810
- 18814
- 18817
- 18829 also Susquehanna County
- 18830 also Susquehanna County
- 18831
- 18832
- 18833 also Sullivan County
- 18837
- 18840
- 18845
- 18846 also Wyoming County
- 18848
- 18850
- 18851
- 18853
- 18854
Population of Bradford County, 2020–2025
Bradford County shrank by 365 people (−0.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 847 more deaths than births and a net gain of 486 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 59,975 |
| 2021 | 60,176 |
| 2022 | 59,825 |
| 2023 | 59,722 |
| 2024 | 59,593 |
| 2025 | 59,600 |
Neighboring counties
- Sullivan County south · 5,856 people
- Tioga County west · 40,502 people
- Susquehanna County east · 38,237 people
- Tioga County, New York north · 47,453 people
- Chemung County, New York northwest · 80,415 people
- Wyoming County southeast · 25,790 people
- Lycoming County southwest · 112,587 people
Printable Bradford County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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