County · code 42117
Tioga CountyPennsylvania
Tioga County is a county in Pennsylvania with its county seat in Wellsboro. The county was created on March 26, 1804, and named after the Tioga River.
- Founded1804
- County seatWellsboro
- Named forTioga River, New York and Pennsylvania
- Land area1,134 sq mi + 3.2 sq mi water
- Population41,045 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped27,168 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Tioga on the map of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 67 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1804 from Lycoming County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Tioga County was created from Lycoming County on March 26, 1804, but was not fully organized and remained attached to Lycoming. The county was fully organized and detached from Lycoming on October 13, 1812.
- 1804Tioga County created Tioga created from Lycoming; not fully organized, attached to Lycoming. · Pa. Stat., ch. 2478, secs. 5, 12/pp. 771-772, 774
- 1812Changed Tioga fully organized, detached from Lycoming. · Pa. Laws 1811-1812, ch. 109, sec. 2/p. 164
- 1900Boundary clarified Boundary between Tioga and Lycoming clarified (no change).with Lycomingno change· "Commissioners' Report and Map (linen tracing), 1888." Pa. State Arch., Land Office Recs., no. 53, item 27
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Tioga
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 27,168 parcels from Tioga County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Tioga County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Tioga by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Permits
County government
- County government
The official website of Tioga County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Tioga County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Tioga County
- When was Tioga County founded?
- Tioga County was founded in 1804, formed from Lycoming County, and named after Tioga River, New York and Pennsylvania.
- What is the county seat of Tioga County?
- The county seat of Tioga County is Wellsboro.
- Is there an online parcel map for Tioga County?
- Yes. Tioga County publishes a parcel map of 27,168 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Tioga County's boundary or name changed?
- Tioga County was created in 1804 from Lycoming County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Lycoming County.
- Who issues building permits in Tioga County?
- The county's page on building permits: Weapon Permits. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Tioga County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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