Pennsylvania, state in the northeastern United States. As of 2020 state had an estimated population of 12,783,254 inhabitants. The state was created 236 years ago in 1787. Its capital city is Harrisburg.
Philadelphia, The sixth most populous city in the United States and the center of the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
From the Liberty Bell to the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, the cities and towns of Pennsylvania echo with colonial and Revolutionary War history. Philadelphia stands out as a major colonial hub and modern metropolis, home to Independence Hall and the famous "Rocky" steps. Pittsburgh anchors the west as a leading industrial city reinvented.
Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg, mixes government affairs with cultural attractions along the Susquehanna River. Pennsylvania Dutch Country charms visitors with its Amish communities, quilts, and family-style eateries. The Pocono Mountains draw outdoor adventurers to towns like Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg.
Small cities like Lancaster, Altoona, and Bethlehem is known for its many parks and green spaces, its many historical sites, and its many attractions, such as the Bethlehem Steel Stacks and the Sands Bethlehem Casino.">Bethlehem retain their industrial heritage and blue-collar spirit. Quaint towns like Gettysburg, Hershey, and New Hope brim with historic sites and buildings. From "Steel City" to Amish Acres, Pennsylvania's cities and towns offer windows into the state's fascinating past and present.
List of cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Pennsylvania.
City Name | Title | County | Population |
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Philadelphia | The sixth most populous city in the United States and the center of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. | Philadelphia | 1,578,487 |
Pittsburgh | The second most populous city in Pennsylvania and the center of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. | Allegheny | 299,226 |
Allentown | The third most populous city in Pennsylvania. | Lehigh | 121,470 |
Erie | The second most populous city in Pennsylvania. | Erie | 95,077 |
Reading | The fourth most populous city in Pennsylvania. | Berks | 88,217 |
Upper Darby | Town in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States | Delaware | 82,883 |
Scranton | The third most populous city in Pennsylvania. | Lackawanna | 76,532 |
City of Scranton | A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. | Lackawanna | 76,089 |
Bethlehem | The second most populous city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. | Northampton | 74,892 |
McMurray | Census-designated place in Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (USA) | Washington | 66,573 |
Bensalem | Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States | Bucks | 60,491 |
Center City | Neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA | Philadelphia | 57,239 |
Abington | Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA | Montgomery | 55,285 |
Bristol | The most populous city in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. | Bucks | 53,311 |
Levittown | Census-designated place in Nassau County, New York | Bucks | 52,983 |
Whitman | A borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. | Philadelphia | 49,732 |
Haverford | A borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. | Montgomery | 49,547 |
Harrisburg | The capital of Pennsylvania. | Dauphin | 49,322 |
Altoona | A city in Blair County, Pennsylvania. | Blair | 42,989 |
State College | The largest city in Centre County, Pennsylvania. | Centre | 41,366 |
Hempfield | A township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. | Lancaster | 40,558 |
Penn Hills | A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. | Allegheny | 40,517 |
Cheltenham | Unincorporated community in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania | Montgomery | 37,080 |
Norristown | County seat of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States | Montgomery | 34,323 |
Upland | City in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States | Delaware | 33,972 |
Municipality of Bethel Park | Home rule municipality of Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 32,345 |
Warminster | Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania | Bucks | 32,257 |
Bethel Park | Home rule municipality of Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 32,118 |
Radnor | Unincorporated community in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, United States | Delaware | 31,902 |
Mount Lebanon | Municipality in Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 31,418 |
York | County seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States | York | 28,768 |
Monroeville | City in Alabama, United States | Allegheny | 28,176 |
Williamsport | County seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States | Lycoming | 28,156 |
Drexel Hill | Census designated place | Delaware | 28,043 |
Whitehall | Borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | Adams | 27,919 |
Easton | City in Pennsylvania, United States of America | Clarion | 27,364 |
Plum | Borough of Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 26,993 |
Easton | City in Pennsylvania, United States of America | Northampton | 26,978 |
Back Mountain | Unincorporated community | Luzerne | 26,973 |
Horsham | Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America | Montgomery | 26,524 |
Moon | Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 25,204 |
Whitehall Township | Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | Lehigh | 24,896 |
Hazleton | City in southern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | Luzerne | 24,809 |
Bethlehem | City in Lehigh and Northampton counties, Pennsylvania, USA | Clearfield | 24,549 |
Upper Providence | Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania | Delaware | 24,535 |
Marple | Public school in Newtown Square, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States | Delaware | 23,960 |
West Goshen | Census designated place in West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA | Nomós Fthiótidos | 22,975 |
Pottstown | Borough in Pennsylvania, United States | Montgomery | 22,580 |
New Castle | City in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States | Lawrence | 22,375 |
Unity | Township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States | Allegheny | 21,600 |
Palmer | Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America | Fayette | 21,443 |
Chambersburg | Borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States | Franklin | 21,231 |
Coolbaugh | Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania | Monroe | 20,618 |
Muhlenberg | Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania | Berks | 20,331 |
Lower Allen | Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania | Cumberland | 20,226 |
Murrysville | Municipality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | Westmoreland | 20,134 |
West Chester | Borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States | Chester | 20,048 |
King of Prussia | Census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States | Montgomery | 19,936 |
Upper Saint Clair | Home rule municipality in Allegheny County | Allegheny | 19,896 |
West Mifflin | Borough of Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 19,588 |
Warwick | Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania | Chester | 19,576 |
Limerick | Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | Montgomery | 19,500 |
Baldwin | Borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States | Delaware | 19,419 |
Carlisle | Borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States | Cumberland | 19,213 |
Johnstown | City in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States | Cambria | 18,939 |
McKeesport | City in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States | Allegheny | 18,927 |
Silver Spring | Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania | Pike | 18,736 |
Whitemarsh | Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | Montgomery | 18,584 |
Hampton | Census designated place | Adams | 18,119 |
Lansdale | Borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | Montgomery | 17,335 |
Lancaster | City in central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States | Lancaster | 17,106 |
Harborcreek | Township in Erie County, Pennsylvania | Erie | 16,998 |
Phoenixville | Borough of Pennsylvania | Chester | 16,910 |
Aston | Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania | Delaware | 16,754 |
Hilltown | Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania | Adams | 16,031 |
West Lampeter | Township of Pennsylvania | Lancaster | 15,983 |
Newberry | Newberry Township, a burgeoning suburban area between Harrisburg and York, is home to a large number of young families. | Lycoming | 15,982 |
Antrim | Unincorporated community in Tioga County, Pennsylvania | Tioga | 15,871 |
Hanover | Town in Pennsylvania, United States | York | 15,783 |
Willow Grove | Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, USA | Montgomery | 15,726 |
West Norriton | Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | Montgomery | 15,668 |
White | City in United States of America | Fayette | 15,495 |
Hermitage | City in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States | Mercer | 15,468 |
Wilkinsburg | Borough of Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 15,186 |
Franklin Park | Borough of Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 14,883 |
Bloomsburg | Town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania | Columbia | 14,585 |
Skippack | Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | Montgomery | 14,554 |
Hershey | Census designated place | Dauphin | 14,257 |
Newtown | Borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania | Greene | 14,197 |
Caln | Census-designated place in Chester County, Pennsylvania | Chester | 14,089 |
Greensburg | City and county seat of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | Westmoreland | 14,082 |
East Norriton | Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | Nakapiripirit District | 13,958 |
Ephrata | City of the state Washington, United States | Lancaster | 13,801 |
Bloomsburg | Town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania | Berks | 13,749 |
West Bradford | Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania | McKean | 13,713 |
Franconia | Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | Montgomery | 13,500 |
New Hanover | Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | Montgomery | 13,464 |
Pottsville | City in central Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | Schuylkill | 13,409 |
Spring Garden | Human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America | Union | 13,293 |
Colonial Park | Census designated place | Dauphin | 13,229 |