
Quick Facts
Capital City: Harrisburg
Abbreviation: PA
Population (2019):. 12,773,801; Rank: 6 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
Region: Northeast
Admission to Statehood: December 12, 1787 (2nd State)
State Motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence
State Nickname: Keystone State
Origin of State Name: Named in honor of Admiral William Penn, father of the state’s founder, William Penn.
Area Codes: 215, 267, 412, 484, 570, 610, 717, 724, 814, 878
Zip Codes: Pennsylvania Zip Codes
State Symbols
Bird: Ruffled Grouse | List of State Birds
Flag: Pennsylvania’s State Flag is composed of a blue field on which is embroidered the State Coat of Arms. The first State Flag bearing the State Coat of Arms was authorized by the General Assembly in 1799. An act of the General Assembly of June 13, 1907, standardized the flag and required that the blue field match the blue of Old Glory. Get this Flag
Flower: Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latiflolia) | Other State Flowers
Soil: Hazleton
Song: Pennsylvania Written and Composed by Eddie Khoury and Ronnie Bonner
Tree: Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) | Other State Trees
Quarter: Commonwealth statue, state outline, keystone Pennsylvania Quarter | List of State Quarters
Geography
Area:
- Area: 46,058 sq.mi (119,290 sq.km.), 33rd
- Land: 44,820 sq.mi. (116,083 sq.km.), 32nd
- Water: 1,239 sq.mi. (3,209 sq.km.), 28th
- Great Lakes: 749 sq.mi. (1,940 sq.km.), 7th
- Shoreline: 89 mi. (143 km.), 24th
Largest Cities: Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | Allentown | Erie | Scranton | Bethlehem | Lancaster | Harrisburg
Border States: Delaware | Maryland | New Jersey | New York | Ohio | West Virginia | List of US Regions
Highest Point: Mt. Davis ; 3,213 feet, (979 m.) 33rd tallest
Lowest Point: Pennsylvania; sea level, tied for 3rd lowest
Geographic Center: Centre, 2.5 miles southwest of Bellefonte
National Parks:
Location:
- Absolute Center: 40°53.8’N / 77°44.8’W
- Relative Center: Centre, 2.5 miles southwest of Bellefonte
- Distance Between U.S. Cities
State Government
Economy
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- Agriculture: Dairy products, poultry, cattle, nursery stock, mushrooms, hogs, hay.
- Industry: Food processing, chemical products, machinery, electric equipment, tourism.
- White Pages: Pennsylvania White Pages
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