List of cities in Pennsylvania

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There are 56 municipalities classified as cities in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1] Each city is further classified based on population, with Philadelphia being of the first class, Pittsburgh of the second class, Allentown of the second class A, and the remaining 53 cities being of the third class.

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While the default form of government for third class cities is the Third Class City Code, only 18 cities still use this form of government. The City of Parker is the only city that still operates under a special act, and has a weak mayor-council form of government. All three cities not of the third class, along with 22 third class cities, have adopted home rule charters, which give the cities broader powers to manage their affairs. When a city adopts a home rule charter, it does not lose its status as a city nor its classification. [2]

Two cities have adopted optional plans under the same law. From 1957 to 1972, third class cities were able to adopt optional charters, of which 10 remain in effect. Cities that operate under home rule charters, optional plans, or optional charters are also found in the List of Pennsylvania municipalities and counties with home rule charters, optional charters, or optional plans.

Home rule municipalities that are styled as cities but not classified as cities are not included below.

List of cities in Pennsylvania

† County Seat

NameTypeCounty [3] ClassPopulation
(2020 Census)		Incorporation
date (as city)		Area
(sq miles) [4]
Aliquippa City Beaver Third9,238 [5] 19874.19
Allentown† City Lehigh Second125,845 [6] 186717.55
Altoona City Blair Third43,963 [7] 18689.91
Arnold City Westmoreland Third4,772 [8] 19390.73
Beaver Falls City Beaver Third9,005 [9] 19282.13
Bethlehem City Lehigh
Northampton 		Third75,781 [10] 191719.10
Bradford City McKean Third7,849 [11] 18793.35
Butler† City Butler Third13,502 [12] 18162.72
Carbondale City Lackawanna Third8,828 [13] 18513.24
Chester City Delaware Third32,605 [14] 18664.84
Clairton City Allegheny Third6,181 [15] 19222.79
Coatesville City Chester Third13,350 [16] 19151.81
Connellsville City Fayette Third7,031 [10] 19112.18
Corry City Erie Third6,210 [17] 18665.99
DuBois City Clearfield Third7,510 [18] 19143.18
Duquesne City Allegheny Third5,254 [19] 19181.82
Easton† City Northampton Third28,127 [20] 18874.07
Erie† City Erie Third94,831 [21] 185119.08
Farrell City Mercer Third4,258 [22] 19321.27
Franklin† City Venango Third6,077 [10] 18684.68
Greensburg† City Westmoreland Third14,976 [23] 19284.06
Harrisburg† City Dauphin Third50,135 [24] 18608.13
Hazleton City Luzerne Third29,963 [25] 18916.01
Hermitage City Mercer Third16,230 [26] 197629.23
Jeannette City Westmoreland Third8,780 [27] 19382.39
Johnstown City Cambria Third18,411 [28] 18895.89
Lancaster† City Lancaster Third58,039 [29] 18187.23
Lebanon† City Lebanon Third26,814 [30] 18854.17
Lock Haven† City Clinton Third8,108 [31] 18702.50
Lower Burrell City Westmoreland Third11,758 [32] 195911.26
McKeesport City Allegheny Third17,727 [33] 18915.5
Meadville† City Crawford Third13,050 [34] 18664.38
Monessen City Westmoreland Third6,876 [35] 19212.89
Monongahela City Washington Third4,159 [36] 18731.98
Nanticoke City Luzerne Third10,628 [37] 19263.49
New Castle† City Lawrence Third21,926 [38] 18698.31
New Kensington City Westmoreland Third12,170 [39] 19343.95
Oil City City Venango Third9,613 [40] 18714.49
Parker City Armstrong Third695 [41] 18730.87
Philadelphia† City Philadelphia First1,603,797 [42] 1701134.1
Pittsburgh† City Allegheny Second302,971 [43] 181655.37
Pittston City Luzerne Third7,591 [44] 18941.55
Pottsville† City Schuylkill Third13,346 [45] 19114.89
Reading† City Berks Third95,112 [46] 18479.88
St. Marys City Elk Third12,738 [47] 199299.32
Scranton† City Lackawanna Third76,328 [48] 186625.31
Shamokin City Northumberland Third6,942 [49] 19490.83
Sharon City Mercer Third13,147 [50] 19173.77
Sunbury† City Northumberland Third9,719 [51] 19202.06
Titusville City Crawford Third5,262 [52] 18662.90
Uniontown† City Fayette Third9,984 [53] 18642.04
Warren† City Warren Third9,404 [54] 18322.91
Washington† City Washington Third13,176 [10] 19242.95
Wilkes-Barre† City Luzerne Third44,328 [55] 18716.98
Williamsport† City Lycoming Third27,754 [56] 18668.73
York† City York Third44,800 [57] 18875.29

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