{"id":7268,"date":"2023-08-28T16:06:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7268"},"modified":"2026-08-11T21:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:32:50","slug":"indiana-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/indiana-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana County, Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indiana County is a county in Pennsylvania, United States, about 50 miles northeast of<br \/>\nPittsburgh. It had a population of 83,246 at the 2020 census, an estimated 82,878 by 2025, and<br \/>\ncovers 827 square miles (2,140 km2) centred near 40\u00b039\u2032N 79\u00b005\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana is the county seat; its postal code is 15701. The county holds 14 boroughs and at<br \/>\nleast 11 census-designated places across 24 townships, and it runs on Eastern Time. Its FIPS<br \/>\ncode is 42063.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Indiana County<\/h2>\n<p>Indiana County has 25 named places on record with a confirmed population: 14 boroughs and 11<br \/>\ncensus-designated places. Beyond these, dozens of smaller unincorporated hamlets appear on maps<br \/>\nwithout their own census tracking; CDP stands for census designated place, an unincorporated<br \/>\ncommunity the Census Bureau tracks for statistics but that has no borough government of its<br \/>\nown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Township<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Indiana<\/td>\n<td>Borough &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>White<\/td>\n<td>14,044<\/td>\n<td>15701<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Blairsville<\/td>\n<td>Borough<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>3,214<\/td>\n<td>15717<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chevy Chase Heights<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>White<\/td>\n<td>1,229<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Black Lick<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Burrell<\/td>\n<td>1,268<\/td>\n<td>15716<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Homer City<\/td>\n<td>Borough<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>1,730<\/td>\n<td>15748<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clymer<\/td>\n<td>Borough<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>1,321<\/td>\n<td>15728<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lucerne Mines<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Center<\/td>\n<td>892<\/td>\n<td>15754<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saltsburg<\/td>\n<td>Borough<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>873 (2010)<\/td>\n<td>15681<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rossiter<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Canoe<\/td>\n<td>646 (2010)<\/td>\n<td>15772<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jacksonville<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Young<\/td>\n<td>637 (2010)<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Robinson<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>West Wheatfield<\/td>\n<td>583<\/td>\n<td>15949<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ernest<\/td>\n<td>Borough<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>462 (2010)<\/td>\n<td>15739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Marion Center<\/td>\n<td>Borough<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>451 (2010)<\/td>\n<td>15759<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dixonville<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Green<\/td>\n<td>413<\/td>\n<td>15734<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cherry Tree<\/td>\n<td>Borough<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>364 (2010)<\/td>\n<td>15724<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Creekside<\/td>\n<td>Borough<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>309 (2010)<\/td>\n<td>15732<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plumville<\/td>\n<td>Borough<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>307 (2010)<\/td>\n<td>16246<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coral<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Center<\/td>\n<td>288<\/td>\n<td>15731<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Commodore<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Green<\/td>\n<td>284<\/td>\n<td>15729<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Glen Campbell<\/td>\n<td>Borough<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>245 (2010)<\/td>\n<td>15742<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Graceton<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Center<\/td>\n<td>211<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shelocta<\/td>\n<td>Borough<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>130 (2010)<\/td>\n<td>15774<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Armagh<\/td>\n<td>Borough<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>122 (2010)<\/td>\n<td>15920<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Heilwood<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Pine<\/td>\n<td>318<\/td>\n<td>15745<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smicksburg<\/td>\n<td>Borough<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>46 (2010)<\/td>\n<td>16256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jacksonville and Rossiter still carry their 2010 census counts above &mdash; no individually<br \/>\nsourced 2020 figure could be confirmed for either, so the older number is labelled rather than<br \/>\nguessed. Jacksonville sits mainly in Young Township but extends into neighboring Armstrong and<br \/>\nBlack Lick townships as well. Dozens of smaller crossroads and former coal-patch communities named<br \/>\non older maps, among them Josephine, Dilltown, Strongstown and Home, have no census-tracked<br \/>\npopulation of their own; they are covered by the townships below rather than listed as separate<br \/>\nplaces here.<\/p>\n<h2>Townships<\/h2>\n<p>Indiana County has 24 townships. The Census Bureau has not published a 2020 population figure<br \/>\nwe could independently verify for each one, so the table lists the confirmed places sitting<br \/>\ninside each township instead of a guessed population count.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Township<\/th>\n<th>Pop. (2020)<\/th>\n<th>Main settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>White<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Chevy Chase Heights, part of Indiana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Center<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Lucerne Mines, Coral, Graceton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Burrell<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Black Lick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canoe<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Rossiter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Young<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Jacksonville (mainly)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Wheatfield<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Robinson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Green<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Dixonville (mostly), Commodore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pine<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Heilwood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Armstrong<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Banks<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brush Valley<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Buffington<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cherryhill<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Conemaugh<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Mahoning<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Wheatfield<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grant<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Montgomery<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North Mahoning<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rayne<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Dixonville (small portion)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Mahoning<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Washington<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Mahoning<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>rural, no named CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 14 boroughs are self-governing municipalities distinct from the surrounding townships, so<br \/>\nno township is listed for them above.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>15701 &mdash; Indiana (also serves the 15705 unique\/PO-box ZIP)<\/li>\n<li>15717 &mdash; Blairsville<\/li>\n<li>15716 &mdash; Black Lick<\/li>\n<li>15748 &mdash; Homer City<\/li>\n<li>15728 &mdash; Clymer<\/li>\n<li>15754 &mdash; Lucerne Mines (post office name Lucernemines)<\/li>\n<li>15681 &mdash; Saltsburg<\/li>\n<li>15772 &mdash; Rossiter<\/li>\n<li>15949 &mdash; Robinson<\/li>\n<li>15739 &mdash; Ernest<\/li>\n<li>15759 &mdash; Marion Center<\/li>\n<li>15734 &mdash; Dixonville<\/li>\n<li>15724 &mdash; Cherry Tree<\/li>\n<li>15732 &mdash; Creekside<\/li>\n<li>16246 &mdash; Plumville<\/li>\n<li>15731 &mdash; Coral<\/li>\n<li>15729 &mdash; Commodore<\/li>\n<li>15742 &mdash; Glen Campbell<\/li>\n<li>15774 &mdash; Shelocta<\/li>\n<li>15920 &mdash; Armagh<\/li>\n<li>15745 &mdash; Heilwood<\/li>\n<li>16256 &mdash; Smicksburg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jacksonville and Graceton have no ZIP code of their own; mail there is delivered under a<br \/>\nneighboring town&#8217;s code. Josephine (15750) and Dilltown (15929) are unincorporated communities<br \/>\nwith their own post offices even though they have no borough government or tracked census<br \/>\ncount.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Indiana County sits on the Allegheny Plateau of west-central Pennsylvania, a forested upland<br \/>\ncut by narrow stream valleys. Of its 834 square miles, 827 are land and 7.3 are water, about 0.9<br \/>\npercent. The Conemaugh River forms part of the county&#8217;s southern boundary, and the Blacklick<br \/>\nCreek and Two Lick Creek, both Conemaugh tributaries, drain the county&#8217;s central townships. Yellow<br \/>\nCreek State Park, a reservoir and forested park near Penn Run, is the county&#8217;s best-known outdoor<br \/>\ndestination.<\/p>\n<p>Jefferson County lies to the north, Clearfield County to the northeast, Cambria County to the<br \/>\nsoutheast, Westmoreland County to the south, and Armstrong County to the west. <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/jefferson-county-pennsylvania\/\">Jefferson County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/clearfield-county\/\">Clearfield County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/cambria-county\/\">Cambria County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/westmoreland-county\/\">Westmoreland County<\/a> and <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/armstrong-county\/\">Armstrong County<\/a> all border Indiana<br \/>\ndirectly.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Indiana County had a population of 83,246 at the 2020 census, down 6.3 percent from the prior<br \/>\ndecade, and a 2024 estimate puts the county near 83,042 residents, essentially flat. Indiana and<br \/>\nBlairsville are by far the two largest communities, together holding roughly a fifth of the<br \/>\ncounty&#8217;s population. Median household income runs about $60,208, well under Pennsylvania&#8217;s<br \/>\nstatewide figure of $73,824 (2023 ACS). Population density works out to roughly 100 people per<br \/>\nsquare mile of land, moderate for rural western Pennsylvania, concentrated around the Indiana and<br \/>\nBlairsville boroughs and thinning out toward the county&#8217;s mining-era patch towns.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Retail trade employs the most workers in the county, about 5,920 people, followed by health<br \/>\ncare and social assistance at 5,263 and educational services at 4,084. Indiana University of<br \/>\nPennsylvania, the second-largest of the state&#8217;s 14 PASSHE schools, enrolled 9,246 students as of<br \/>\nfall 2023 and is the county&#8217;s largest single employer as well as the anchor of Indiana borough&#8217;s<br \/>\neconomy. The Homer City Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant near Homer City, has long<br \/>\nbeen one of the county&#8217;s major industrial employers. The county calls itself the &#8220;Christmas Tree<br \/>\nCapital of the World,&#8221; shipping more than one million trees a year, a title tied to the founding<br \/>\nof the National Christmas Tree Growers Association in Indiana borough. The Indiana County Fair,<br \/>\nheld each August in Blairsville, is the county&#8217;s biggest annual event.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Pennsylvania&#8217;s General Assembly created Indiana County on March 30, 1803, carving it from<br \/>\nWestmoreland and Lycoming counties, though the county government was not formally organized until<br \/>\n1806. The name comes from the &#8220;Indiana Grant&#8221; of 1768, land the Iroquois Six Nations ceded to<br \/>\nBritish colonial land speculators under the Fort Stanwix Treaty, in a failed bid to found a<br \/>\nseparate colony south of the Ohio River. Indiana borough became the county seat when the county<br \/>\norganized in 1806.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana County was a documented center of abolitionist activity before the Civil War. Editor<br \/>\nJames Moorhead published the antislavery newspaper The Clarion of Freedom starting in 1843 and<br \/>\nlater the Indiana Independent until his death in 1857, and local historians count at least 90<br \/>\ncounty residents who served as Underground Railroad conductors. Coal mining shaped the county&#8217;s<br \/>\neconomy through the twentieth century; company-built &#8220;patch towns&#8221; like Heilwood, Rossiter,<br \/>\nErnest and Dilltown grew up around individual mines, several of which have since shut down and<br \/>\nlost most of their population, as at Heilwood, where the census count fell from 711 in 2010 to<br \/>\n318 in 2020 after mining operations wound down.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>No interstate highway crosses Indiana County. US 22 runs east&ndash;west through the county&#8217;s<br \/>\nsouthern half, and US 119 and US 219 run north&ndash;south through Indiana borough; US 422 clips<br \/>\nthe county&#8217;s northwestern corner.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pittsburgh &mdash; about 50 miles southwest<\/li>\n<li>Johnstown &mdash; about 30 miles southeast<\/li>\n<li>Altoona &mdash; about 45 miles east<\/li>\n<li>DuBois &mdash; about 45 miles north<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pittsburgh International Airport, roughly 65 miles southwest of Indiana borough, is the<br \/>\nnearest major commercial airport. The Indiana County Airport, just outside Indiana borough,<br \/>\nhandles general aviation. There is no Amtrak station in the county; the nearest stop is the<br \/>\nPennsylvanian line&#8217;s station in Johnstown, about 30 miles southeast.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Indiana County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits on Pennsylvania&#8217;s Allegheny Plateau, about 50 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, bordered by<br \/>\nJefferson, Clearfield, Cambria, Westmoreland and Armstrong counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Indiana County?<\/strong><br \/>\n83,246 at the 2020 census, with a 2024 estimate near 83,042.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Indiana County?<\/strong><br \/>\n834 square miles (2,160 km2), of which 827 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Indiana County?<\/strong><br \/>\nIndiana, a borough of 14,044 people and home to Indiana University of Pennsylvania, is the<br \/>\ncounty seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and villages are in Indiana County?<\/strong><br \/>\n14 boroughs and at least 11 census-designated places, spread across 24 townships, plus dozens of<br \/>\nsmaller unincorporated hamlets with no tracked population of their own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes cover Indiana County?<\/strong><br \/>\nPrincipal codes include 15701 (Indiana), 15717 (Blairsville), 15748 (Homer City) and 15728<br \/>\n(Clymer), with smaller boroughs and CDPs carrying their own codes listed above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Indiana County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nCalling itself the &#8220;Christmas Tree Capital of the World,&#8221; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and<br \/>\nbeing the birthplace of actor Jimmy Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/pennsylvania\/\">Towns and villages in Pennsylvania<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indiana County is a county in Pennsylvania, United States, about 50 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. It had a population of 83,246 at the 2020 census, an estimated 82,878 by 2025, and covers 827 square miles (2,140 km2) centred near 40\u00b039\u2032N 79\u00b005\u2032W. Indiana is the county seat; its postal code is 15701. 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