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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

  • RICHLAND

    Richland is a Borough in Lebanon county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • NEWPORT

    Newport is a Borough in Perry county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • DALE

    Dale is a Borough in Cambria county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • SHAMOKIN DAM

    Shamokin Dam is a Borough in Snyder county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • LAFLIN

    Laflin is a Borough in Luzerne county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • AVIS

    Avis is a Borough in Clinton county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • BLOSSBURG

    Blossburg is a Borough in Tioga county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • WATERFORD

    Waterford is a Borough in Erie county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • WEST CONSHOHOCKEN

    West Conshohocken is a Borough in Montgomery county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • WILLIAMSTOWN

    Williamstown is a Borough in Washington county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • WAYMART

    Waymart is a Borough in Wayne county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • NORTH APOLLO

    North Apollo is a Borough in Armstrong county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • NORTH CHARLEROI

    North Charleroi is a Borough in Washington county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • HASTINGS

    Hastings is a Borough in Forest county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • TOWER CITY

    Tower City is a Borough in Schuylkill county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • BELL ACRES

    Bell Acres is a Borough in Allegheny county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • MIDDLEBURG

    Middleburg is a Borough in Snyder county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • BONNEAUVILLE

    Bonneauville is a Borough in Adams county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • MOUNT WOLF

    Mount Wolf is a Borough in York county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • NEWVILLE

    Newville is a Borough in Cumberland county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • EAST BERLIN

    East Berlin is a Borough in Adams county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • BOSWELL

    Boswell is a Borough in Somerset county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • MONT ALTO

    Mont Alto is a Borough in Franklin county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • BRYN ATHYN

    Bryn Athyn is a City in Montgomery county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • WILLIAMSBURG

    Williamsburg is a Borough in Armstrong county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • ELIZABETHVILLE

    Elizabethville is a Borough in Dauphin county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • WHITAKER

    Whitaker is a Borough in Allegheny county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • POINT MARION

    Point Marion is a Borough in Fayette county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • WINDSOR

    Windsor is a Borough in York county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • GALETON

    Galeton is a Borough in Potter county with -1 500 inhabitants.

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