Ulysses, Pennsylvania

Ulysses, Pennsylvania
Location of Ulysses in Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Ulysses
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Ulysses
Ulysses (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°54′10″N 77°45′40″W / 41.90278°N 77.76111°W / 41.90278; -77.76111
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPotter
Settled1831
Incorporated (borough)1872
Area
  Total
4.05 sq mi (10.50 km2)
  Land4.05 sq mi (10.50 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
(center of borough)
2,090 ft (640 m)
Highest elevation
(southeast boundary of borough)
2,532 ft (772 m)
Lowest elevation
(Genesee River)
1,995 ft (608 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
599
  Density147.76/sq mi (57.05/km2)
Time zoneEastern (EST)
  Summer (DST)EDT
ZIP code
16948
Area code814
FIPS code42-78240

Ulysses is a borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 600 at the 2020 census. The borough is located in a rural farming and forested area in north central Pennsylvania, which is known as the Pennsylvania Wilds.   It also stands in the middle of the Triple Continental Divide. In 2019 the borough celebrated its sesquicentennial.