Potter County, Pennsylvania
County seat: Coudersport · Population 15,897 (2025) · 1,081 sq mi
Potter County is the 63rd most populous of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, with 15,897 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Coudersport. It is part of the District 2 region, one of the 11 PennDOT engineering districts. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Potter County facts
- County seat
- Coudersport
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 15,897 −3.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,081 sq mi 6th largest of 67
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 15 per sq mi
- Established
- 1804
- Same name
- One of 3 Potter Counties in the US
- Named after
- James Potter Irish-American colonial soldier
- Largest city
- Coudersport 2,281
- Median household income
- $59,020
- Cities and towns
- 6 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 15
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 42105
Cities and towns in Potter County
Potter County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Potter County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coudersport (county seat) | Borough | 2,281 | |
| Shinglehouse | Borough | 1,060 | |
| Galeton | Borough | 947 | |
| Ulysses | Borough | 583 | |
| Austin | Borough | 463 | |
| Oswayo | Borough | 127 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Roulette | 635 | |
| Genesee | 252 | |
| Sweden Valley | 166 |
ZIP codes in Potter County
15 ZIP codes reach into Potter County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 16720 also Cameron and McKean counties
- 16743 also McKean County
- 16746
- 16748 also McKean County
- 16915
- 16921 also Tioga County
- 16922
- 16923
- 16927
- 16937
- 16941
- 16943 also Tioga County
- 16948
- 16950 also Tioga County
- 17729 also Clinton County
Population of Potter County, 2020–2025
Potter County shrank by 506 people (−3.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 441 more deaths than births and a net loss of 58 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 16,389 |
| 2021 | 16,325 |
| 2022 | 16,205 |
| 2023 | 16,050 |
| 2024 | 16,010 |
| 2025 | 15,897 |
Neighboring counties
- Tioga County east · 40,502 people
- McKean County west · 38,984 people
- Allegany County, New York north · 46,800 people
- Clinton County south · 37,870 people
- Cameron County southwest · 4,211 people
- Steuben County, New York northeast · 91,855 people
- Lycoming County southeast · 112,587 people
Printable Potter 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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