Pennsylvania · Census place 4223304
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
Ellwood City is a borough in 2 counties of Pennsylvania with an estimated 7,416 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 114th largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 7,416
- #114 of 597 in Pennsylvania
- Change since 2020
- -2.6%
- -201 people
- Land area
- 2.3 sq mi
- + 0.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 3,197 / sq mi
- State median 3,911
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Ellwood City population, 2020 to 2024
Ellwood City lost 201 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.6%. In the latest year it moved by -36. Among 193 Pennsylvania places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 156th; the median place changed by +0.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Pennsylvania has 8,364 people, so Ellwood City is 89% of it.
Ellwood City covers 2.32 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 3,197 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so Ellwood City is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Ellwood City spans
Ellwood City crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 7,416 residents as follows; Lawrence County holds 92.1% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Lawrence County6,832
- 02Beaver County584
ZIP codes in Ellwood City
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Ellwood City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 16117. 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 Ellwood City is
The Census internal point of Ellwood City is at 40.862000, -80.282900. Harrisburg, the capital, is 183.1 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Beaver Falls, PA (8,757 people), 7.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 33.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.862000, -80.282900
- DMS
- 40°51'43.20"N 80°16'58.44"W
- UTM
- 17N 560435.1E 4523685.4N
- Geohash
- dpqbmney2
- Plus code
- 86GXVP68+RR
Daylight in Ellwood City
At 40.86° N, Ellwood City gets about 15 h 07 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 14 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 52 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Ellwood City
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Ellport, 1.1 miles away, with 1,087 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Ellwood City, PA?
7,416 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 201 (2.6%) from 7,617 in July 2020.
What county is Ellwood City in?
It spans 2 counties: Lawrence County (6,832 residents), Beaver County (584 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Ellwood City?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 16117.
How far is Ellwood City from Harrisburg?
183.1 miles (294.7 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Ellwood City.
What is the nearest larger city to Ellwood City?
Beaver Falls, PA, with 8,757 residents, 7.4 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.