This is a comprehensive list of the 2,560 municipalities in
Pennsylvania ordered by population. Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of
incorporated municipalities
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local government, local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) city, cities, county, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be use ...
in the
Commonwealth
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the ...
. From those largest in population to smallest, and excluding the single town,
Bloomsburg, which is administered as a borough save for one odd legal legacy, these are:
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Cities (see
cities list)
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Boroughs (see
boroughs list)
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Townships (see
townships list)
This list only includes incorporated areas and does not include many
other communities with often better known or famous names; for example,
Levittown is a sizable
census-designated place that straddles multiple municipalities. Many others today are neighborhoods, once organized about a
railroad passenger station or
post office.
Municipalities
Cities
File:Philadelphia from South Street Bridge July 2016 panorama 2.jpg, Philadelphia
File:Pittsburgh Skyline - dan Chmill.jpg, Pittsburgh
File:Eriesky2.jpg, Erie
File:Reading, Pennsylvani skyline.jpg, Reading
List
† -- ''County seat''
^ —- ''Consolidated city-county ''
See also
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List of cities in Pennsylvania
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List of counties in Pennsylvania
The following is a list of the 67 counties of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The city of Philadelphia is coterminous with Philadelphia County, the municipalities having been consolidated in 1854, and all remaining county government functions hav ...
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List of Pennsylvania Municipalities and Counties with Home Rule Charters, Optional Charters, or Optional Plans
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List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania
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List of townships in Pennsylvania
References
External links
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