Amity Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, home to about 976 people across 28 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 16438 and 16442.
Homes sold for a median of $165 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Union City; part is in Amity Township
Mostly Venango Township (Erie County); part is in Amity Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Amity Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)90 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Erie International Tom Ridge Field (ERI)20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY84 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA279 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Amity Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Amity Township had 985 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 1781st largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Erie County grew from 98,473 residents in 1900 to 270,876 in 2020.
Erie County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 49.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 114 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Union City Filtration Plant, PA weather station (2 miles away).
114,339 jobs at 6,103 businesses in Erie County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
18 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Amity Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Union City Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union City El SchUnion City | Pre-K–5 | 421 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Union City MSUnion City | 6–8 | 224 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Union City HSUnion City | 9–12 | 304 | Public | 2.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Union City, Venango Township (Erie County), Union Township (Erie County), Bloomfield Township (Crawford County), LeBoeuf, Wattsburg, Greene Township (Erie County) and Greenfield Township (Erie County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.