Erie County, Pennsylvania
County seat: Erie · Population 265,832 (2025) · 799 sq mi
Erie County is the 16th most populous of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, with 265,832 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Erie. It is part of the District 1 region, one of the 11 PennDOT engineering districts. The map shows its 16 cities and towns and the 4 neighboring counties.
Erie County facts
- County seat
- Erie
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 265,832 −1.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 799 sq mi 23rd largest of 67
- Water area
- 759 sq mi
- Population density
- 333 per sq mi
- Established
- 1800
- Same name
- One of 3 Erie Counties in the US
- Named after
- Lake Erie one of the Great Lakes in North America
- Largest city
- Erie 91,838
- Median household income
- $63,354
- Cities and towns
- 16 plus 5 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 35
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 42049
Cities and towns in Erie County
Erie County has 16 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Erie County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie (county seat) | City | 91,838 | |
| Corry | City | 5,993 | |
| Edinboro | Borough | 5,790 | |
| North East | Borough | 4,018 | |
| Wesleyville | Borough | 3,112 | |
| Girard | Borough | 2,906 | |
| Lake City | Borough | 2,842 | |
| Union City | Borough | 2,823 | |
| Albion | Borough | 1,479 | |
| Waterford | Borough | 1,430 | |
| Cranesville | Borough | 563 | |
| McKean | Borough | 477 | |
| Platea | Borough | 431 | |
| Mill Village | Borough | 378 | |
| Wattsburg | Borough | 340 | |
| Elgin | Borough | 198 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Harborcreek | 8,753 | |
| Lawrence Park | 3,775 | |
| Fairview | 2,691 | |
| Avonia | 1,793 | |
| Behrend | 1,607 |
ZIP codes in Erie County
35 ZIP codes reach into Erie County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 16401 also Crawford County
- 16403 also Crawford County
- 16407 also Warren and Crawford counties
- 16410
- 16411
- 16412 also Crawford County
- 16415
- 16417
- 16421
- 16423
- 16426
- 16427
- 16428
- 16430
- 16435 also Crawford County
- 16438 also Crawford County
- 16441 also Crawford County
- 16442
- 16443
- 16444
- 16475
- 16501
- 16502
- 16503
- 16504
- 16505
- 16506
- 16507
- 16508
- 16509
- 16510
- 16511
- 16546
- 16550
- 16563
Population of Erie County, 2020–2025
Erie County shrank by 5,206 people (−1.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 3,482 more deaths than births and a net loss of 1,737 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 270,724 |
| 2021 | 269,444 |
| 2022 | 268,923 |
| 2023 | 267,628 |
| 2024 | 266,435 |
| 2025 | 265,832 |
Neighboring counties
- Crawford County south · 81,792 people
- Chautauqua County, New York east · 124,126 people
- Ashtabula County, Ohio southwest · 96,713 people
- Warren County southeast · 37,038 people
Printable Erie 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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