Pennsylvania · Census place 4211152

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

Canonsburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 9,601 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 74th largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
9,601
#74 of 597 in Pennsylvania
Change since 2020
-1.5%
-151 people
Land area
2.3 sq mi
Density
4,156 / sq mi
State median 3,911
Orange pin: Canonsburg. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Canonsburg population, 2020 to 2024

Canonsburg lost 151 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.5%. In the latest year it moved by -40. Among 193 Pennsylvania places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 122nd; the median place changed by +0.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Pennsylvania has 8,364 people, so Canonsburg is 1.1 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 9,756. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Canonsburg covers 2.31 square miles of land, for 4,156 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so Canonsburg is close to the typical town.

What county Canonsburg is in

All of Canonsburg's residents live in Washington County, which had 210,434 residents in 2024. Canonsburg holds 4.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Canonsburg

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Canonsburg by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 15317. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a borough that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Canonsburg is

The Census internal point of Canonsburg is at 40.264200, -80.186800. Harrisburg, the capital, is 174.1 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Washington, PA (13,334 people), 7.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 16.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.264200, -80.186800
DMS
40°15'51.12"N 80°11'12.48"W
UTM
17N 569146.6E 4457398.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
86GX7R77+M7

Daylight in Canonsburg

At 40.26° N, Canonsburg gets about 15 h 03 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 18 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 45 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Canonsburg

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Houston, 1.6 miles away, with 1,151 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Canonsburg, PA?

9,601 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 151 (1.5%) from 9,752 in July 2020.

What county is Canonsburg in?

Washington County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Canonsburg?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 15317.

How far is Canonsburg from Harrisburg?

174.1 miles (280.2 km) in a straight line, heading E from Canonsburg.

What is the nearest larger city to Canonsburg?

Washington, PA, with 13,334 residents, 7.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.