Pennsylvania · Census place 4264784
Ridgway, Pennsylvania
Ridgway is a borough in Elk County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 3,930 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 259th largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,930
- #259 of 597 in Pennsylvania
- Change since 2020
- -2.4%
- -96 people
- Land area
- 2.6 sq mi
- + 0.06 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,506 / sq mi
- State median 3,911
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Ridgway population, 2020 to 2024
Ridgway lost 96 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.4%. In the latest year it moved by -4.
Ridgway covers 2.61 square miles of land and 0.06 of water, for 1,506 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so Ridgway is less dense than the typical town.
What county Ridgway is in
All of Ridgway's residents live in Elk County, which had 30,124 residents in 2024. Ridgway holds 13.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Ridgway
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Ridgway by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 15853. 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 Ridgway is
The Census internal point of Ridgway is at 41.431900, -78.727100. Harrisburg, the capital, is 125.7 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is St. Marys, PA (12,361 people), 10.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 94.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.431900, -78.727100
- DMS
- 41°25'54.84"N 78°43'37.56"W
- UTM
- 17N 689907.4E 4589197.1N
- Geohash
- dr258w2wm
- Plus code
- 87H3C7JF+Q5
Daylight in Ridgway
At 41.43° N, Ridgway gets about 15 h 11 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 11 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 00 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Ridgway
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Johnsonburg, 4.9 miles away, with 2,318 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Ridgway, PA?
3,930 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 96 (2.4%) from 4,026 in July 2020.
What county is Ridgway in?
Elk County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Ridgway?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 15853.
How far is Ridgway from Harrisburg?
125.7 miles (202.2 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Ridgway.
What is the nearest larger city to Ridgway?
St. Marys, PA, with 12,361 residents, 10.8 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.