Pennsylvania · Census place 4226512

Ford City, Pennsylvania

Ford City is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 2,763 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 347th largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,763
#347 of 597 in Pennsylvania
Change since 2020
-3.4%
-96 people
Land area
0.7 sq mi
+ 0.12 sq mi water
Density
4,251 / sq mi
State median 3,911
Orange pin: Ford City. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

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Ford City population, 2020 to 2024

Ford City lost 96 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.4%. In the latest year it moved by -23.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,862. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Ford City covers 0.65 square miles of land and 0.12 of water, for 4,251 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so Ford City is close to the typical town.

What county Ford City is in

All of Ford City's residents live in Armstrong County, which had 63,679 residents in 2024. Ford City holds 4.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Ford City

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Ford City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 16226. 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 Ford City is

The Census internal point of Ford City is at 40.769600, -79.533000. Harrisburg, the capital, is 143.5 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Kittanning, PA (3,920 people), 4.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 32.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.769600, -79.533000
DMS
40°46'10.56"N 79°31'58.80"W
UTM
17N 623807.6E 4514216.1N
Geohash
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Plus code
87G2QF98+RQ

Daylight in Ford City

At 40.77° N, Ford City gets about 15 h 06 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 15 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 51 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Ford City

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is West Kittanning, 3.0 miles away, with 1,153 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ford City, PA?

2,763 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 96 (3.4%) from 2,859 in July 2020.

What county is Ford City in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Ford City?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 16226.

How far is Ford City from Harrisburg?

143.5 miles (230.9 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Ford City.

What is the nearest larger city to Ford City?

Kittanning, PA, with 3,920 residents, 4.2 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.