This is a
list of municipalities in Pennsylvania
by population. Under Pennsylvania
law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities in the
county: cities,
boroughs,
townships and a
single town, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
. This list only includes incorporated areas;
for example,
Levittown is a sizable
census-designated
place.
Municipalities
| Rank |
Municipality |
County |
Area(square miles) |
Population (2000) |
| 1 |
Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
142.64 |
1,517,550 |
| 2 |
Pittsburgh |
Allegheny |
58.35 |
334,563 |
| 3 |
Allentown |
Lehigh |
17.97 |
106,632 |
| 4 |
Erie |
Erie |
27.99 |
103,717 |
| 5 |
Upper Darby
Township |
Delaware |
7.87 |
81,821 |
| 6 |
Reading |
Berks |
10.06 |
81,207 |
| 7 |
Scranton |
Lackawanna |
25.44 |
76,415 |
| 8 |
Bethlehem |
Lehigh /Northampton |
19.42 |
71,329 |
| 9 |
Lower Merion
Township |
Montgomery |
23.85 |
59,850 |
| 10 |
Bensalem |
Bucks |
20.96 |
58,434 |
| 11 |
Lancaster |
Lancaster |
7.4 |
56,348 |
| 12 |
Abington
Township |
Montgomery |
15.46 |
56,103 |
| 13 |
Bristol Township |
Bucks |
17.23 |
55,521 |
| 14 |
Millcreek
Township |
Erie |
29.48 |
52,129 |
| 15 |
Altoona |
Blair |
9.77 |
49,523 |
| 16 |
Harrisburg |
Dauphin |
11.44 |
48,950 |
| 17 |
Haverford Township |
Delaware |
10.01 |
48,498 |
| 18 |
Penn Hills Township |
Allegheny |
19.3 |
46,809 |
| 19 |
Lower Paxton
Township |
Dauphin |
28.1 |
44,424 |
| 20 |
Middletown Township, Bucks
County |
Bucks |
19.38 |
44,141 |
| 21 |
Wilkes-Barre |
Luzerne |
7.18 |
43,123 |
| 22 |
York |
York |
5.26 |
40,862 |
| 13 |
Chester |
Delaware |
6 |
36,854 |
| 14 |
Williamsport |
Lycoming |
9.5 |
30,706 |
| 15 |
New Castle |
Lawrence |
8.6 |
26,309 |
| 16 |
Easton |
Northampton |
4.7 |
26,263 |
| 17 |
Lebanon |
Lebanon |
4.2 |
24,461 |
| 18 |
McKeesport |
Allegheny |
13.9 |
24,040 |
| 19 |
Johnstown |
Cambria |
6.1 |
23,906 |
| 20 |
Hazleton |
Luzerne |
6 |
23,329 |
| 21 |
Sharon |
Mercer |
3.8 |
16,328 |
| 22 |
Hermitage |
Mercer |
29.6 |
16,157 |
| 23 |
Greensburg |
Westmoreland |
4.2 |
15,889 |
| 24 |
Pottsville |
Schuylkill |
4.2 |
15,549 |
| 25 |
Washington |
Washington |
3.3 |
15,268 |
| 26 |
Butler |
Butler |
2.7 |
15,121 |
| 27 |
New Kensington |
Westmoreland |
4.2 |
14,701 |
| 28 |
St. Marys |
Elk |
99.5 |
14,502 |
| 29 |
Meadville |
Crawford |
4.4 |
13,685 |
| 30 |
Lower Burrell |
Westmoreland |
11.8 |
12,608 |
| 31 |
Uniontown |
Fayette |
2 |
12,422 |
| 32 |
Aliquippa |
Beaver |
4.5 |
11,734 |
| 33 |
Oil City |
Venango |
4.7 |
11,504 |
| 34 |
Nanticoke |
Luzerne |
3.6 |
10,955 |
| 35 |
Coatesville |
Chester |
1.9 |
10,838 |
| 36 |
Jeannette |
Westmoreland |
2.4 |
10,654 |
| 37 |
Sunbury |
Northumberland |
2.2 |
10,610 |
| 38 |
Warren |
Warren |
3.1 |
10,259 |
| 39 |
Beaver Falls |
Beaver |
2.3 |
9,920 |
| 40 |
Carbondale |
Lackawanna |
3.2 |
9,804 |
| 41 |
Bradford |
McKean |
3.5 |
9,175 |
| 42 |
Lock Haven |
Clinton |
2.7 |
9,149 |
| 43 |
Connellsville |
Fayette |
2.4 |
9,146 |
| 44 |
Monessen |
Westmoreland |
3.1 |
8,669 |
| 45 |
Clairton |
Allegheny |
3 |
8,491 |
| 46 |
DuBois |
Clearfield |
3.3 |
8,123 |
| 47 |
Pittston |
Luzerne |
1.7 |
8,104 |
| 48 |
Shamokin |
Northumberland |
0.8 |
8,009 |
| 49 |
Latrobe |
Westmoreland |
2.3 |
7,634 |
| 50 |
Duquesne |
Allegheny |
2 |
7,634 |
| 51 |
Franklin |
Venango |
4.7 |
7,212 |
| 52 |
Corry |
Erie |
6.1 |
6,834 |
| 53 |
Titusville |
Crawford |
7.5 |
6,146 |
| 54 |
Farrell |
Mercer |
2.3 |
6,050 |
| 55 |
Arnold |
Westmoreland |
0.8 |
5,667 |
| 56 |
Monongahela |
Washington |
2.1 |
4,761 |
| 57 |
Parker |
Armstrong |
1 |
799 |
|
References