Pennsylvania
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
PORT ROYAL
Port Royal is a Borough in Westmoreland county with -1 000 inhabitants.
PORT VUE
Port Vue is a Borough in Allegheny county with -5 000 inhabitants.
PORTAGE
Portage is a Borough in Cambria county with -3 000 inhabitants.
PORTERSVILLE
Portersville is a Borough in Butler county with -500 inhabitants.
PORTLAND
Portland is a Borough in Northampton county with -1 000 inhabitants.
POTTSTOWN
Pottstown is a Borough in Montgomery county with -30 000 inhabitants.
POTTSVILLE
Pottsville is a City in Schuylkill county with -20 000 inhabitants.
PRINGLE
Pringle is a Borough in Luzerne county with -1 000 inhabitants.
PROMPTON
Prompton is a Borough in Wayne county with -500 inhabitants.
PROSPECT
Prospect is a Borough in Butler county with -1 500 inhabitants.
PROSPECT PARK
Prospect Park is a Borough in Northampton county with -10 000 inhabitants.
PUNXSUTAWNEY
Punxsutawney is a Borough in Jefferson county with -10 000 inhabitants.
QUAKERTOWN
Quakertown is a Borough in Bucks county with -10 000 inhabitants.
QUARRYVILLE
Quarryville is a Borough in Lancaster county with -2 000 inhabitants.
RAILROAD
Railroad is a Borough in York county with -500 inhabitants.
RAINSBURG
Rainsburg is a Borough in Bedford county with -500 inhabitants.
RAMEY
Ramey is a Borough in Clearfield county with -1 000 inhabitants.
RANKIN
Rankin is a Borough in Allegheny county with -2 500 inhabitants.
READING
Reading is a City in Berks county with -100 000 inhabitants.
RED HILL
Red Hill is a Borough in Montgomery county with -2 500 inhabitants.
RED LION
Red Lion is a Borough in York county with -10 000 inhabitants.
RENOVO
Renovo is a Borough in Clinton county with -1 500 inhabitants.
REYNOLDSVILLE
Reynoldsville is a Borough in Jefferson county with -3 000 inhabitants.
RICES LANDING
Rices Landing is a Borough in Greene county with -500 inhabitants.
RICHLAND
Richland is a Borough in Lebanon county with -2 000 inhabitants.
RICHLANDTOWN
Richlandtown is a Borough in Bucks county with -1 500 inhabitants.
RIDGWAY
Ridgway is a Borough in Elk county with -5 000 inhabitants.
RIDLEY PARK
Ridley Park is a Borough in Delaware county with -10 000 inhabitants.
RIEGELSVILLE
Riegelsville is a Borough in Bucks county with -1 000 inhabitants.
RIMERSBURG
Rimersburg is a Borough in Clarion county with -1 500 inhabitants.