This is a list of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania. There are currently 956 municipalities classified as
boroughs
A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
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and one classified as a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
. Unlike other forms of municipalities in Pennsylvania, boroughs and towns are not classified according to population.
Boroughs designated in the table below with a dagger (†) are
home rule municipalities and are also found in the
. The state classifies these as boroughs for certain purposes, even though they do not operate under the Borough Code in Pennsylvania Law and may not contain the word "Borough" in their corporate names. Home rule municipalities that are styled as towns but classified as townships are not included in this list.
In addition, two boroughs,
Quakertown and
Weatherly, have adopted optional plans, which allow them to change their form of local government but do not significantly change those boroughs' relationships with the state.
Town
Boroughs
† Home rule municipality
See also
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List of cities in Pennsylvania
There are 56 municipalities classified as cities in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Each City (Pennsylvania), city is further classified based on population, with Philadelphia being of the first class, Pittsburgh of the second class, Scranton of ...
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List of counties in Pennsylvania
The following is a list of the 67 County (United States), counties of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The city of Philadelphia is coterminous with Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, the municipalities having been consolidat ...
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List of municipalities in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is a state located in the Northeastern United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state with 13,002,700 inhabitants and the 32nd-largest by land area spanning of land. Pennsylvania is divi ...
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List of townships in Pennsylvania
The U.S. state of Pennsylvania is divided into 1,546 townships, located in 66 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties. For listings of townships in individual counties, see the category Townships in Pennsylvania by county.
See also
*List of municipali ...
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