List of cities in Pennsylvania

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

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 23 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.

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 9 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.

Cities gallery

• Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania and sixth-largest city in the United States with a population of 1.6 million
  Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania and sixth-largest city in the United States with a population of 1.6 million
• Pittsburgh, the second-largest city in Pennsylvania
  Pittsburgh, the second-largest city in Pennsylvania
• Allentown, the third-largest city in Pennsylvania
  Allentown, the third-largest city in Pennsylvania
• Reading, the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania
  Reading, the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania
• Erie, the fifth-largest city in Pennsylvania
  Erie, the fifth-largest city in Pennsylvania

List of cities in Pennsylvania

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Name	Type	County	Class	Population (2020 Census)	Incorporation date (as city)	Area (sq miles)	Area (km2)
Aliquippa	City	Beaver	Third	9,238	1987	Template:Convert
Allentown†	City	Lehigh	Third	125,845	1867	Template:Convert
Altoona	City	Blair	Third	43,963	1868	Template:Convert
Arnold	City	Westmoreland	Third	4,772	1939	Template:Convert
Beaver Falls	City	Beaver	Third	9,005	1928	Template:Convert
Bethlehem	City	Lehigh Northampton	Third	75,781	1917	Template:Convert
Bradford	City	McKean	Third	7,849	1879	Template:Convert
Butler†	City	Butler	Third	13,502	1918	Template:Convert
Carbondale	City	Lackawanna	Third	8,828	1851	Template:Convert
Chester	City	Delaware	Third	32,605	1866	Template:Convert
Clairton	City	Allegheny	Third	6,181	1922	Template:Convert
Coatesville	City	Chester	Third	13,350	1915	Template:Convert
Connellsville	City	Fayette	Third	7,031	1911	Template:Convert
Corry	City	Erie	Third	6,210	1866	Template:Convert
DuBois	City	Clearfield	Third	7,510	1914	Template:Convert
Duquesne	City	Allegheny	Third	5,254	1918	Template:Convert
Easton†	City	Northampton	Third	28,127	1887	Template:Convert
Erie†	City	Erie	Third	94,831	1851	Template:Convert
Farrell	City	Mercer	Third	4,258	1932	Template:Convert
Franklin†	City	Venango	Third	6,077	1868	Template:Convert
Greensburg†	City	Westmoreland	Third	14,976	1928	Template:Convert
Harrisburg†	City	Dauphin	Third	50,135	1860	Template:Convert
Hazleton	City	Luzerne	Third	29,963	1891	Template:Convert
Hermitage	City	Mercer	Third	16,230	1976	Template:Convert
Jeannette	City	Westmoreland	Third	8,780	1938	Template:Convert
Johnstown	City	Cambria	Third	18,411	1889	Template:Convert
Lancaster†	City	Lancaster	Third	58,039	1818	Template:Convert
Lebanon†	City	Lebanon	Third	26,814	1885	Template:Convert
Lock Haven†	City	Clinton	Third	8,108	1870	Template:Convert
Lower Burrell	City	Westmoreland	Third	11,758	1959	Template:Convert
McKeesport	City	Allegheny	Third	17,727	1891	Template:Convert
Meadville†	City	Crawford	Third	13,050	1866	Template:Convert
Monessen	City	Westmoreland	Third	6,876	1921	Template:Convert
Monongahela	City	Washington	Third	4,159	1873	Template:Convert
Nanticoke	City	Luzerne	Third	10,628	1926	Template:Convert
New Castle†	City	Lawrence	Third	21,926	1869	Template:Convert
New Kensington	City	Westmoreland	Third	12,170	1934	Template:Convert
Oil City	City	Venango	Third	9,613	1871	Template:Convert
Parker	City	Armstrong	Third	695	1873	Template:Convert
Philadelphia†	City	Philadelphia	First	1,603,797	1701	Template:Convert
Pittsburgh†	City	Allegheny	Second	302,971	1816	Template:Convert
Pittston	City	Luzerne	Third	7,591	1894	Template:Convert
Pottsville†	City	Schuylkill	Third	13,346	1911	Template:Convert
Reading†	City	Berks	Third	95,112	1847	Template:Convert
St. Marys	City	Elk	Third	12,738	1992	Template:Convert
Scranton†	City	Lackawanna	Second A	76,328	1866	Template:Convert
Shamokin	City	Northumberland	Third	6,942	1949	Template:Convert
Sharon	City	Mercer	Third	13,147	1917	Template:Convert
Sunbury†	City	Northumberland	Third	9,719	1920	Template:Convert
Titusville	City	Crawford	Third	5,262	1866	Template:Convert
Uniontown†	City	Fayette	Third	9,984	1864	Template:Convert
Warren†	City	Warren	Third	9,404	1832	Template:Convert
Washington†	City	Washington	Third	13,176	1924	Template:Convert
Wilkes-Barre†	City	Luzerne	Third	44,328	1871	Template:Convert
Williamsport†	City	Lycoming	Third	27,754	1866	Template:Convert
York†	City	York	Third	44,800	1887	Template:Convert

See also

• List of counties in Pennsylvania
• List of municipalities in Pennsylvania
• List of Pennsylvania Municipalities and Counties with Home Rule Charters, Optional Charters, or Optional Plans
• List of townships in Pennsylvania