Lafayette is a township in McKean County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,852 people across 71 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 16732 and 16738, and parts of 16726 and 16740 are in Lafayette too.
Homes sold for a median of $64 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Lafayette; also Keating
Mostly Lafayette; also Lewis Run and Hamilton Township (McKean County)
Mostly Keating; part is in Lafayette
Mostly Mount Jewett; part is in Lafayette
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lafayette. 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)78 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Bradford Regional Airport (BFD)1 mile away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY75 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA222 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lafayette; 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.
Lafayette had 1,768 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.
It’s the 1278th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
McKean County grew from 51,343 residents in 1900 to 40,432 in 2020.
McKean County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 42 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bradford Rgnl Ap, PA weather station (about a mile away).
12,412 jobs at 933 businesses in McKean County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lafayette’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 5.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Keating, Mount Jewett, Lewis Run, Hamilton Township (McKean County), Wetmore, Hamlin and Sergeant.
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.