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This is a comprehensive list of the 2,560 municipalities in
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
ordered by population. Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of
incorporated municipalities A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally own ...
in the
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. 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: *
Cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
(see cities list) *
Borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...
s (see boroughs list) *
Township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, ...
s (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 A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...
that straddles multiple municipalities. Many others today are neighborhoods, once organized about a railroad passenger station or
post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional se ...
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† -- ''County seat'' ^ —- ''Consolidated city-county ''


See also

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List of cities in Pennsylvania There are 57 cities in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania cities may theoretically be first-class, second-class, second-class A, or third-class (of which there are 54), according to population and adoption of certain ordinances. However, all first-class ...
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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 ...
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List of Pennsylvania Municipalities and Counties with Home Rule Charters, Optional Charters, or Optional Plans #REDIRECT List of Pennsylvania municipalities and counties with home rule charters, optional charters, or optional plans {{R from move ...
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List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania This is a list of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania. Listed first is the one incorporated town in Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg. Despite being officially recognized as a town, it is subject to the Pennsylvania Borough Code. A list of all 956 boroughs ...
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List of townships in Pennsylvania List of townships in Pennsylvania in alphabetical order. For listings of townships by county, see the category of Townships in Pennsylvania by county. See also * List of municipalities in Pennsylvania *List of cities in Pennsylvania *List of ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Municipalities In Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, List of cities in Municipalities in Pennsylvania
Municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...