Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania is a state of the United States with FIPS code 42 and capital Harrisburg.

## Administrative divisions

Pennsylvania is a state of the United States with FIPS state code 42[^uscb2023]. Below the state level are counties (or independent cities), then municipalities and neighborhoods[^uscb2023].

## Basic facts

- FIPS state code: 42[^uscb2023]
- Capital: Harrisburg[^enwiki]
- Population: about 12,961,683 (2023 estimate)[^uscb2023]
- Area: 119,283 km2[^enwiki]
- Admitted to the Union: 1787[^enwiki]
- Time zone: Eastern Time (UTC-5/-4)[^enwiki]
- ISO 3166-2: US-PA[^enwiki]

## Parent division

Located in [United States](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html).

## Subdivisions

Major counties: [Philadelphia County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-philadelphia-county.html), [Allegheny County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-allegheny-county.html), [Montgomery County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-montgomery-county.html), [Bucks County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-bucks-county.html), [Delaware County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-delaware-county.html).

Major cities: [Philadelphia](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-philadelphia.html), [Pittsburgh](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-pittsburgh.html), [Allentown](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-allentown.html), [Harrisburg](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-harrisburg.html).

Updated: 2026-10-29

Relations:
- Located in: United States https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html
- Contains places: Allegheny County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-allegheny-county.html
- Contains places: Philadelphia County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-philadelphia-county.html
- Contains places: Bucks County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-bucks-county.html
- Contains places: Montgomery County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-montgomery-county.html
- Contains places: Delaware County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-delaware-county.html
- Contains places: Philadelphia https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-philadelphia.html
- Contains places: Allentown https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-allentown.html
- Contains places: Pittsburgh https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-pittsburgh.html
- Contains places: Harrisburg https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-harrisburg.html

Mentioned in:
- Allegheny County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-allegheny-county.html
- Allentown https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-allentown.html
- Bucks County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-bucks-county.html
- Delaware County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-delaware-county.html
- Harrisburg https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-harrisburg.html
- Montgomery County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-montgomery-county.html
- Philadelphia https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-philadelphia.html
- Philadelphia County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-philadelphia-county.html
- Pittsburgh https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pa-pittsburgh.html
- United States https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html

Sources:
- Pennsylvania (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania
- U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html