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Pennsylvania officially the Commonwealth (refers to the "common weal" or well-being of the public) of Pennsylvania. It is a state in the Mid-Atlantic, bordered by New York and Lake Erie in the north; New York and New Jersey in the east; Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia in the south; and West Virginia and Ohio in the west. Pennsylvania is the 5th-most populous state with 12,801,989 inhabitants in 2019. Its capital is Harrisburg, but its largest city is Philadelphia. Its governor is Tom Wolf.

Pennsylvania generally has a humid continental climate characterized by wide fluctuations in seasonal temperatures, with prevailing winds from the west. The average temperature in July is about 70 °F (21 °C) and in January about 28 °F (−2 °C). The growing season varies from nearly 200 days in the southeast to only 90 days in the north-central part of the state. About half of the state is wooded, although only small areas are still virgin forest, which has made Pennsylvania a place unique for hunting thanks to its abundant wildlife: rabbits, pheasants, and squirrels, tens of thousands of deer and a few hundred black bears.

In 1681, Englishman William Penn, a member of a Christian group called the Quakers, founded the British colony of Pennsylvania. A wave of German immigrants including Quakers, Mennonites, and Amish moved to the area. These settlers eventually developed their own dialect and their descendants are now called the Pennsylvania Dutch. In 1787, after the Independence War ended, Pennsylvania became the second U.S. state.

The economy of Pennsylvania has evolved through three distinct eras since the time of the first settlement, but since the 1920s service activities have increased drastically and have come to dominate employment. Of the total workforce, only a tiny fraction is now employed in the primary sector (agriculture, mining, and lumbering).

If you want information about your city in Pennsylvania, click on the Pennsylvania city names or Pennsylvania town names below:

Complete List of Cities in Pennsylvania

  • CARROLL VALLEY

    Carroll Valley is a Borough in Adams county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • NESQUEHONING

    Nesquehoning is a Borough in Carbon county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • ASHLAND

    Ashland is a Borough in Schuylkill county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • ST. CLAIR

    St. Clair is a Borough in Schuylkill county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • TRAFFORD

    Trafford is a Borough in Westmoreland county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • WYOMING

    Wyoming is a Borough in Luzerne county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • TRAPPE

    Trappe is a Borough in Montgomery county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • MYERSTOWN

    Myerstown is a Borough in Lebanon county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • GIRARD

    Girard is a Borough in Erie county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • BEDFORD

    Bedford is a Borough in Bedford county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • MIDLAND

    Midland is a Borough in Beaver county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • NEW BRITAIN

    New Britain is a Borough in Bucks county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • VERONA

    Verona is a Borough in Allegheny county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • ORWIGSBURG

    Orwigsburg is a Borough in Schuylkill county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • EAST GREENVILLE

    East Greenville is a Borough in Montgomery county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • EBENSBURG

    Ebensburg is a Borough in Cambria county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • WEST NEWTON

    West Newton is a Borough in Westmoreland county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • SLIPPERY ROCK

    Slippery Rock is a Borough in Butler county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • MALVERN

    Malvern is a Borough in Chester county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • PHILIPSBURG

    Philipsburg is a Borough in Centre county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • NANTY GLO

    Nanty Glo is a Borough in Cambria county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • PENBROOK

    Penbrook is a Borough in Dauphin county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • MACUNGIE

    Macungie is a Borough in Lehigh county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • TOWANDA

    Towanda is a Borough in Bradford county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • MOUNT PENN

    Mount Penn is a Borough in Berks county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • JOHNSONBURG

    Johnsonburg is a Borough in Elk county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • DERRY

    Derry is a Borough in Columbia county with -3 000 inhabitants.

  • KULPMONT

    Kulpmont is a Borough in Northumberland county with -3 000 inhabitants.

  • UPLAND

    Upland is a Borough in Delaware county with -3 000 inhabitants.

  • SUMMIT HILL

    Summit Hill is a Borough in Carbon county with -3 000 inhabitants.

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