Bradford, PA Micro Area

The Bradford, PA micro area is one county in Pennsylvania: McKean County. About 38,984 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 3.6% fewer than in April 2020.

McKean County, centralBradford
McKean County in Pennsylvania
Population, July 2025
38,984 3.6% fewer than in April 2020
Type
Micropolitan statistical area
County
McKean County
Land area
980 sq mi (2,537 km²)
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
State
Pennsylvania
CBSA code
14620

The county in the Bradford, PA micro area

CountyRolePopulation, July 2025
McKean CountyCentral38,984

A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of 10,000 to 49,999 people. This area has no outlying counties: no neighboring county sends enough commuters to join it. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.

Principal city

  1. Bradford7,683 people

OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first

Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.

  1. Olean, NY Micro Area14 mi northeast
  2. Warren, PA Micro Area27 mi west
  3. St. Marys, PA Micro Area36 mi south

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