Mercer County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 110,652. Its county seat is Mercer, and its largest city is Hermitage. The county is part of the Northwest Pennsylvania region of the state.

Mercer County compromises the Hermitage, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Greater Pittsburgh area.

Key Cities/Towns/Boroughs

Clark
Farrell
Fredonia
Hermitage
Greenville
Grove City
Jackson Center
Jamestown
Mercer (county seat)
New Lebanon
Sandy Lake
Sharon
Sharpsville
Sheakleyville
Stoneboro
West Middlesex

Megan's Law Statistics


County Total	Lifetime	Out of State	Pre-SORNA SVP	SVDC	SVP	Ten-Year	T1	T2	T3
316	69	40	16	0	30	10	54	37	60

Last updated: 01/31/2025

Registration Sites

Mercer State Police - 826 Franklin Road, Mercer, PA 16137

County parole/probation office contact information

Mercer County is one of two counties in Pennsylvania without a county parole/probation office. Supervision is handled at the State level.

Probation & Parole Board office is located at 8362 Sharon-Mercer Road, Mercer, PA 16137

Local Reentry Resources

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SOAB Approved Treatment Providers

PFR-Friendly Housing Providers

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Employers Who Have Hired PFRs

If you discover friendly or unfriendly employers on this list, please contact us at contact@parsol.org. (List approx. top 10 in county)


Business	Address	Contact if Known	Website	Phone Number	Notes
ex. Company XYZ	123 Main Street City, PA 15432	Joe Schmoe, HR Director	https://companyxyz.com/jobs	717-215-5704	For example, if an employer advertises that they would like reentrants to apply or is PFR-owned or something like that can go here.

Other PFR-specific resources

Daily Newspapers

Altoona Mirror - Altoona
Beaver County Times - Beaver
Bedford Gazette - Bedford
The Bradford Era - Bradford
Butler Eagle - Butler
Bucks County Courier Times - Langhorne
Bucks County Herald - Plumstead Township
Centre Daily Times - State College
Citizens' Voice - Wilkes-Barre
Courier Express - Dubois
The Daily American - Somerset
The Daily Collegian - University Park
The Daily Item - Sunbury
The Daily Local News - West Chester
The Daily News - Huntingdon
The Daily News - McKeesport
The Derrick/The News Herald - Oil City
Danville News - Danville
Delaware County Daily Times - Upper Darby
Ellwood City Ledger - Ellwood City
Erie Times News - Erie
The Express - Lock Haven
The Express - Easton
Gettysburg Times - Gettysburg
Gettysburg Connection&&&Gettysburg - Gettysburg
The Herald - Sharon
The Herald Standard - Uniontown
Indiana Gazette - Indiana
The Intelligencer -
Kane Republican - Kane
LNP - Lancaster
The Mercury - Pottstown
Metro - Philadelphia
The Morning Call - Allentown
Morning Times - Sayre
The News Item - Shamokin
Observer Reporter - Washington
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia
Philadelphia Front Page News - Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia
Philadelphia News - Philadelphia (Russian language)
Philadelphia Tribune - Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pittsburgh
Pocono Record - Stroudsburg
Potter Leader Enterprise - Coudersport
Press Enterprise - Bloomsburg
The Progress - Clearfield
Public Opinion - Chambersburg
Reading Eagle - Reading
Record Argus - Greenville
The Record Herald - Waynesboro
The Reporter - Lansdale
The Republican & Herald - Pottsville
Ridgway Record - Ridgway
St. Marys Daily Press - Saint Marys
The Sentinel - Carlisle
The Sentinel - Lewistown
The Standard Journal - Milton
Standard Speaker - Hazleton
Times Herald - Norristown
Times Leader - Wilkes-Barre
Times News - Lehighton
The Times-Tribune - Scranton
The Tribune-Democrat - Johnstown
Titusville Herald - Titusville
Wayne Independent - Honesdale
Wellsboro Gazette - Wellsboro
Williamsport Sun Gazette - Williamsport
York Daily Record - York
The York Dispatch - York

State Representatives

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Sen. Michele Brooks (Senate District 50)
Rep. Timothy Bonner (House District 17)
Rep. Parke Wentling (House District 7)

Primary Broadcast Media

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Mercer County