Bradford, Pennsylvania

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Bradford, Pennsylvania
City
Old City Hall
Location of Bradford in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 41°57′33″N 78°38′41″W / 41.95917°N 78.64472°W / 41.95917; -78.64472
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	McKean
Settled	1823
Incorporated	1837
Government
• Type	City Council
• Mayor	Tom Riel
Area [1]
• Total	3.40 sq mi (8.80 km2)
• Land	3.33 sq mi (8.62 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	7,849
• Density	2,359.89/sq mi (911.07/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Zip Code	16701
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-08040
Website	City of Bradford

Bradford is a city in McKean County, Pennsylvania. It is located close to the border with New York state and approximately 78 miles (126 km) south of Buffalo, New York. Home to an oil refinery, Zippo headquarters and a University of Pittsburgh branch campus, Bradford is the principal city in the Bradford, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,825 at the 2020 United States Census.^[3]