Oswayo, Pennsylvania

Oswayo, Pennsylvania
Eastbound PA 244 in Oswayo
Eastbound PA 244 in Oswayo
Location of Oswayo in Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Oswayo in Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Oswayo is located in Pennsylvania
Oswayo
Oswayo
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Oswayo is located in the United States
Oswayo
Oswayo
Oswayo (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°55′16″N 78°01′05″W / 41.92111°N 78.01806°W / 41.92111; -78.01806
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPotter
Settled1820
Incorporated (borough)1901
Area
 • Total1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2)
 • Land1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2] (borough benchmark)
1,704 ft (519 m)
Highest elevation
[2] (northwestern boundary of borough)
2,300 ft (700 m)
Lowest elevation
[2] (Oswayo Creek)
1,680 ft (510 m)
Population
 • Total134
 • Density123.96/sq mi (47.84/km2)
Time zoneEastern (EST)
 • Summer (DST)EDT
Zip code
16915
Area code814
FIPS code42-57280

Oswayo is a borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 133 at the 2020 census.[4]

Oswayo is a Native American name purported to mean "the pine forest".[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Oswayo Topo Map, Potter County PA (Oswayo Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 17 July 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.