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
BENDERSVILLE
Bendersville is a Borough in Adams county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BENSON
Benson is a Borough in Somerset county with -500 inhabitants.
BENTLEYVILLE
Bentleyville is a Borough in Washington county with -3 000 inhabitants.
BENTON
Benton is a Borough in Columbia county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BERLIN
Berlin is a Borough in Somerset county with -2 500 inhabitants.
BERNVILLE
Bernville is a Borough in Berks county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BERRYSBURG
Berrysburg is a Borough in Dauphin county with -500 inhabitants.
BERWICK
Berwick is a Borough in Columbia county with -15 000 inhabitants.
BESSEMER
Bessemer is a Borough in Lawrence county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BETHANY
Bethany is a Borough in Wayne county with -500 inhabitants.
BETHEL PARK
Bethel Park is a Borough in Allegheny county with -40 000 inhabitants.
BETHLEHEM
Bethlehem is a City in Northampton county with -75 000 inhabitants.
BIG BEAVER
Big Beaver is a Borough in Beaver county with -2 500 inhabitants.
BIG RUN
Big Run is a Borough in Jefferson county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BIGLERVILLE
Biglerville is a Borough in Adams county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BIRDSBORO
Birdsboro is a Borough in Berks county with -10 000 inhabitants.
BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham is a Borough in Chester county with -100 inhabitants.
BLAIN
Blain is a Borough in Perry county with -500 inhabitants.
BLAIRSVILLE
Blairsville is a Borough in Indiana county with -4 000 inhabitants.
BLAKELY
Blakely is a Borough in Lackawanna county with -10 000 inhabitants.
BLAWNOX
Blawnox is a Borough in Allegheny county with -2 000 inhabitants.
BLOOMFIELD
Bloomfield is a Borough in Perry county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BLOOMING VALLEY
Blooming Valley is a Borough in Crawford county with -500 inhabitants.
BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg is a Town in Columbia county with -15 000 inhabitants.
BLOSSBURG
Blossburg is a Borough in Tioga county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BOLIVAR
Bolivar is a Borough in Westmoreland county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BONNEAUVILLE
Bonneauville is a Borough in Adams county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BOSWELL
Boswell is a Borough in Somerset county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BOWMANSTOWN
Bowmanstown is a Borough in Carbon county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BOYERTOWN
Boyertown is a Borough in Berks county with -4 000 inhabitants.