Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	UNITED BANCSHARES INC /PA
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000944792
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		826,921
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	upoh