Welcome to Lawrence County ...
Time Zone: Lawrence County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of New Castle is the Seat for Lawrence County.
Lawrence County was founded March 20, 1849 and was created by taking area from Beaver County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lawrence had a population of 85,504 people. This is a decrease of 6.15% since the last Census (which gave a population of 91,108 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Lawrence represented 0.72% of the total population of Pennsylvania.
Below are some of the communities located in Lawrence County:
- Bessemer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Run
(76 miles [122.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Ellport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Enon Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- New Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
- New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <2>
- S N P J
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for S N P J have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S N P J
- S N P J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- South New Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Volant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volant
- Volant is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volant <2>
- Wampum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Websites specific to Lawrence County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Mercer County
- Butler County
- Beaver County
- Columbiana County
- Mahoning County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |