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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, Allentown 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 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.

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.

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List of cities in Pennsylvania

† County Seat

Name Type County Class Population
(2020 Census)		 Incorporation
date (as city)		 Area
(sq miles)
Aliquippa City Beaver Third 9,238 1987 4.19
Allentown† City Lehigh Second 125,845 1867 17.55
Altoona City Blair Third 43,963 1868 9.91
Arnold City Westmoreland Third 4,772 1939 0.73
Beaver Falls City Beaver Third 9,005 1928 2.13
Bethlehem City Lehigh
Northampton		 Third 75,781 1917 19.10
Bradford City McKean Third 7,849 1879 3.35
Butler† City Butler Third 13,502 1816 2.72
Carbondale City Lackawanna Third 8,828 1851 3.24
Chester City Delaware Third 32,605 1866 4.84
Clairton City Allegheny Third 6,181 1922 2.79
Coatesville City Chester Third 13,350 1915 1.81
Connellsville City Fayette Third 7,031 1911 2.18
Corry City Erie Third 6,210 1866 5.99
DuBois City Clearfield Third 7,510 1914 3.18
Duquesne City Allegheny Third 5,254 1918 1.82
Easton† City Northampton Third 28,127 1887 4.07
Erie† City Erie Third 94,831 1851 19.08
Farrell City Mercer Third 4,258 1932 1.27
Franklin† City Venango Third 6,077 1868 4.68
Greensburg† City Westmoreland Third 14,976 1928 4.06
Harrisburg† City Dauphin Third 50,135 1860 8.13
Hazleton City Luzerne Third 29,963 1891 6.01
Hermitage City Mercer Third 16,230 1976 29.23
Jeannette City Westmoreland Third 8,780 1938 2.39
Johnstown City Cambria Third 18,411 1889 5.89
Lancaster† City Lancaster Third 58,039 1818 7.23
Lebanon† City Lebanon Third 26,814 1885 4.17
Lock Haven† City Clinton Third 8,108 1870 2.50
Lower Burrell City Westmoreland Third 11,758 1959 11.26
McKeesport City Allegheny Third 17,727 1891 5.5
Meadville† City Crawford Third 13,050 1866 4.38
Monessen City Westmoreland Third 6,876 1921 2.89
Monongahela City Washington Third 4,159 1873 1.98
Nanticoke City Luzerne Third 10,628 1926 3.49
New Castle† City Lawrence Third 21,926 1869 8.31
New Kensington City Westmoreland Third 12,170 1934 3.95
Oil City City Venango Third 9,613 1871 4.49
Parker City Armstrong Third 695 1873 0.87
Philadelphia† City Philadelphia First 1,603,797 1701 134.1
Pittsburgh† City Allegheny Second 302,971 1816 55.37
Pittston City Luzerne Third 7,591 1894 1.55
Pottsville† City Schuylkill Third 13,346 1911 4.89
Reading† City Berks Third 95,112 1847 9.88
St. Marys City Elk Third 12,738 1992 99.32
Scranton† City Lackawanna Third 76,328 1866 25.31
Shamokin City Northumberland Third 6,942 1949 0.83
Sharon City Mercer Third 13,147 1917 3.77
Sunbury† City Northumberland Third 9,719 1920 2.06
Titusville City Crawford Third 5,262 1866 2.90
Uniontown† City Fayette Third 9,984 1864 2.04
Warren† City Warren Third 9,404 1832 2.91
Washington† City Washington Third 13,176 1924 2.95
Wilkes-Barre† City Luzerne Third 44,328 1871 6.98
Williamsport† City Lycoming Third 27,754 1866 8.73
York† City York Third 44,800 1887 5.29

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