Welcome to Bradford ...

The city of Bradford is located in McKean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bradford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bradford has a population of 8,217 people<2> (see below for details).

Bradford is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bradford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bradford is within the (814) area code.

Websites for Bradford ...

Official Website: www.bradfordpa.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bradford had an population of 8,217 people. This is a decrease of 6.31% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bradford had a population of 8,770 people (or 20.18% of the total population of McKean County). This makes Bradford the county's most populous community.

The population of Bradford represents 0.07% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 87th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,770 people, the population of Bradford decreased 4.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,175 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bradford.

Communities Also Named Bradford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Bradford - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah (2) and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bradford.

Communities near Bradford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bradford.

• Olean
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
  • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
• Salamanca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salamanca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
  • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <4>
• Allegany
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
  • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <4>
• Smethport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
  • Smethport is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
• Portville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
  • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <4>
• Mount Jewett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jewett
  • Mount Jewett is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jewett <4>
• Eldred
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
  • Eldred is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <4>
• Dallas City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
  • Dallas City is located in McKean County
• Derrick City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrick City
  • Derrick City is located in McKean County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derrick City <4>
• Limestone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Limestone is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bradford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bradford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bradford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bradford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bradford. Our list includes 30 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bradford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bradford ...

Looking for more information about Bradford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bradford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bradford.

Adding Bradford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bradford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bradford was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Bradford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bradford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bradford: www.bradfordpa.com/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/