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Most densely populated, Pennsylvania cities · 1990

Pennsylvania cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 248 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Darby, PAPA10,66613,230+8%

02Dormont, PAPA7,81612,858+5%

03Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28111,801+4%

04Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83511,287+5%

05Shamokin, PAPA6,76411,132+15%

06Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57910,841+12%

07Collingdale, PAPA8,89810,558+6%

08Lansdowne, PAPA11,1419,917+6%

09West Chester, PAPA19,5919,773+1%

10Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,6029,356+10%

11Drexel Hill, PAPA30,4519,301+1%

12Prospect Park, PAPA6,4099,240+3%

13Bellevue, PAPA7,8889,036+4%

14Swissvale, PAPA8,1978,820+10%

15Norristown, PAPA35,9118,748−2%

16Chester, PAPA33,9968,660+14%

17Indiana, PAPA14,6978,626+2%

18State College, PAPA40,8448,502+1%

19West York, PAPA5,1108,158−1%

20Conshohocken, PAPA9,2668,032+6%

21York, PAPA45,3427,973+3%

22Reading, PAPA95,8327,963−3%

23Norwood, PAPA5,9277,920+3%

24Media, PAPA5,9207,807+8%

25Ambler, PAPA6,8407,757+3%

26Lancaster, PAPA58,3667,687−1%

27West View, PAPA6,3557,657+6%

28Yeadon, PAPA12,3207,511+2%

29Sharon Hill, PAPA5,9957,475+6%

30Brentwood, PAPA9,5977,469+3%

31Glenolden, PAPA7,2177,446−3%

32McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6247,283+16%

33Ridley Park, PAPA7,2557,036+6%

34Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,5236,940+10%

35Glenside, PAPA7,6596,848+10%

36Wilson, PAPA8,1596,779+2%

37Kingston, PAPA13,4626,760+5%

38Pittsburgh, PAPA307,6326,679+11%

39Plymouth, PAPA5,8016,649+10%

40New Brighton, PAPA5,5036,641+3%

41Folsom, PAPA8,6716,538+1%

42Bridgeport, PAPA5,7586,513−2%

43Harrisburg, PAPA50,5226,451+7%

44Ardmore, PAPA13,9096,432+0%

45Willow Grove, PAPA14,1316,420+1%

46Crafton, PAPA5,7906,294+7%

47Easton, PAPA30,4026,164+0%

48Pittston, PAPA7,7156,137+16%

49Bristol, PAPA9,9706,128+5%

50Coatesville, PAPA13,2836,105+2%

51Woodlyn, PAPA9,7366,064+1%

52Folcroft, PAPA6,7806,029+8%

53Allentown, PAPA126,0445,983−1%

54Lebanon, PAPA26,4795,952+1%

55Lewisburg, PAPA5,2265,946+3%

56Uniontown, PAPA9,4345,870−3%

57Butler, PAPA12,8795,779+4%

58Sunbury, PAPA9,4955,775+9%

59Munhall, PAPA10,2535,738+7%

60Carnegie, PAPA7,7775,724+11%

61Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0065,717+7%

62Erie, PAPA91,8385,683+5%

63Morrisville, PAPA9,6655,590−3%

64Lansdale, PAPA18,9865,477+2%

65Ambridge, PAPA6,9445,469+5%

66Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0705,463+8%

67Washington, PAPA13,3775,416+4%

68Levittown, PAPA50,9265,375+3%

69Souderton, PAPA7,2885,314−11%

70Altoona, PAPA42,3475,299+5%

71Hatboro, PAPA8,5935,191−0%

72Catasauqua, PAPA6,5905,156+1%

73McKeesport, PAPA16,9075,153+8%

74Coraopolis, PAPA5,2805,073+10%

75Shillington, PAPA5,5425,067+0%

76Brookhaven, PAPA8,3625,016+7%

77Beaver Falls, PAPA8,8325,006+8%

78Kennett Square, PAPA6,8934,900−1%

79Johnstown, PAPA17,6544,758+18%

80Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0734,716+9%

81Jeannette, PAPA8,4894,699+5%

82Duquesne, PAPA5,0194,694+16%

83Forest Hills, PAPA6,1164,687+7%

84Red Lion, PAPA6,5234,669−0%

85Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8274,643+8%

86Sharon, PAPA12,6484,638+7%

87Lewistown, PAPA8,3854,601+4%

88New Cumberland, PAPA7,5904,576+4%

89Middletown, PAPA9,7764,559+0%

90Pottstown, PAPA23,3224,499−0%

91Columbia, PAPA10,3144,433+4%

92Quakertown, PAPA9,2354,414+1%

93Swarthmore, PAPA6,5614,398−0%

94Oakmont, PAPA6,5764,395+1%

95Whitehall, PAPA14,5214,346+0%

96Hellertown, PAPA6,1384,316+1%

97Phoenixville, PAPA20,3564,291+2%

98Gettysburg, PAPA8,3654,232−6%

99Connellsville, PAPA6,5744,230+1%

100Millersville, PAPA9,2804,190+4%

101Hazleton, PAPA30,2864,141+6%

102Greensburg, PAPA14,4624,030+3%

103New Kensington, PAPA11,7594,025+8%

104Croydon, PAPA9,6844,022−0%

105Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2534,013+1%

106Latrobe, PAPA7,8264,000+3%

107Pottsville, PAPA13,1703,985+7%

108Canonsburg, PAPA9,5293,983+7%

109Doylestown, PAPA8,3303,975+4%

110Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0373,920+5%

111Hanover, PAPA16,6843,896−1%

112Emmaus, PAPA12,5143,854−1%

113Warren, PAPA9,0463,834+9%

114Ellwood City, PAPA7,3623,832+2%

115Baldwin, PAPA20,5163,799+10%

116Oreland, PAPA5,9533,774+3%

117Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9613,753−16%

118Bethlehem, PAPA79,6443,737+0%

119Enola, PAPA6,5343,705+6%

120Lock Haven, PAPA8,5003,698+1%

121Camp Hill, PAPA8,1993,685+3%

122Clearfield, PAPA5,7533,679+0%

123Lehighton, PAPA5,2323,644+7%

124Williamsport, PAPA27,3843,638+4%

125Bangor, PAPA5,1183,608+1%

126Nazareth, PAPA6,0913,604−5%

127Palmyra, PAPA7,7623,593−3%

128Greenville, PAPA5,4063,591+6%

129Fullerton, PAPA16,7243,578−8%

130Berwick, PAPA10,2973,572+2%

131Lititz, PAPA9,6893,566−8%

132Ephrata, PAPA13,6473,550−8%

133Nanticoke, PAPA10,7123,548+12%

134Downingtown, PAPA8,3843,542+2%

135Northampton, PAPA10,5703,528−7%

136Clairton, PAPA5,8763,487+14%

137Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6333,454+1%

138Broomall, PAPA10,6793,450−1%

139Bellefonte, PAPA5,8623,448−1%

140Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0693,428+6%

141South Williamsport, PAPA6,1243,421+1%

142Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,8803,418−25%

143New Castle, PAPA21,1753,411+8%

144Monessen, PAPA6,6573,397+13%

145Edinboro, PAPA5,7903,383+11%

146Carlisle, PAPA22,6933,329+2%

147Monaca, PAPA5,4563,325+7%

148Carbondale, PAPA8,7313,288+9%

149Meadville, PAPA12,2303,282+5%

150Scranton, PAPA75,5143,232+7%

151Progress, PAPA11,0173,202+0%

152Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2123,200+6%

153Aliquippa, PAPA9,0023,189+14%

154Birdsboro, PAPA5,1613,189−17%

155Perkasie, PAPA9,3123,108−11%

156East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,4383,088−11%

157Stroudsburg, PAPA5,8093,079−8%

158Grove City, PAPA7,6943,056+3%

159East York, PAPA9,3883,055−3%

160Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4882,942+0%

161Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8392,927−1%

162Bradford, PAPA7,4422,894+5%

163Bethel Park, PAPA32,0742,890+1%

164Lower Allen, PAPA7,6462,881−4%

165Sayre, PAPA5,3282,865−0%

166Bloomsburg, PAPA13,3752,861+1%

167Tyrone, PAPA5,2262,822+4%

168Waynesboro, PAPA11,1902,792−0%

169Paoli, PAPA6,3622,781+3%

170Steelton, PAPA6,3282,760−11%

171Horsham, PAPA16,0052,752+2%

172Rutherford, PAPA6,8902,739−12%

173Colonial Park, PAPA18,0322,732+4%

174Park Forest, PAPA8,6242,690−24%

175Collegeville, PAPA5,2872,689−47%

176Oil City, PAPA9,3012,659+4%

177Mount Joy, PAPA8,3192,654−5%

178Middletown, PAPA7,6282,627−7%

179West Hazleton, PAPA5,2842,619+17%

180Swoyersville, PAPA5,1552,606+9%

181Shippensburg, PAPA5,6152,583−6%

182Old Forge, PAPA8,6402,578+0%

183DuBois, PAPA7,2542,572+2%

184Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4702,414+5%

185Chambersburg, PAPA23,3762,404−7%

186Somerset, PAPA5,8152,365−5%

187New Holland, PAPA5,7542,308−12%

188Whitfield, PAPA5,2262,221−16%

189Titusville, PAPA5,1122,213+5%

190Palmerton, PAPA5,6152,171+3%

191King of Prussia, PAPA25,8572,167−1%

192Parkville, PAPA8,1282,051−9%

193Punxsutawney, PAPA5,5582,015+8%

194Milton, PAPA6,4571,945+1%

195Shiloh, PAPA11,2461,933−19%

196Oxford, PAPA5,8871,920−13%

197Montgomeryville, PAPA13,3881,917−24%

198Blakely, PAPA6,6111,894+3%

199Huntingdon, PAPA6,8621,892−1%

200Maple Glen, PAPA6,6431,886−16%

201Harleysville, PAPA9,0901,773−16%

202Dunmore, PAPA14,2491,727+10%

203Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5341,703−4%

204West Mifflin, PAPA18,7071,663+5%

205Sanatoga, PAPA8,9491,637−28%

206Wyomissing, PAPA11,2851,626−15%

207Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,5021,597+12%

208Franklin, PAPA5,8991,567+2%

209Linglestown, PAPA6,9571,532−9%

210Kulpsville, PAPA8,7991,518−35%

211New Freedom, PAPA5,1161,423−16%

212Weigelstown, PAPA15,4851,392−14%

213Audubon, PAPA9,2291,379−3%

214Schlusser, PAPA5,4021,373−0%

215Taylor, PAPA6,2321,334+7%

216Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7531,332−23%

217Churchville, PAPA6,0841,328−5%

218White Oak, PAPA7,2861,324+4%

219Dickson City, PAPA5,9761,309+1%

220Exeter, PAPA5,5871,233−4%

221Richboro, PAPA6,9631,217−20%

222Corry, PAPA5,9931,204+6%

223Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1651,193−6%

224Fort Washington, PAPA6,2711,137+1%

225Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7831,131+12%

226Blue Bell, PAPA6,4241,130−5%

227Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,7771,127−14%

228Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1931,117−47%

229Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4701,087−3%

230Willow Street, PAPA9,6471,065−20%

231Spring House, PAPA5,1371,031−16%

232Olyphant, PAPA5,390960+5%

233Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847899−7%

234Plum, PAPA26,225896−5%

235Duryea, PAPA5,157881+5%

236Exton, PAPA6,772830−39%

237Hershey, PAPA14,242829−7%

238Tamaqua, PAPA6,929828+10%

239Moosic, PAPA5,989824−4%

240Franklin Park, PAPA14,978747−11%

241Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139676−2%

242Economy, PAPA9,098533+2%

243Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125521−27%

244Hermitage, PAPA16,308519−5%

245Campbelltown, PAPA6,092511−32%

246Archbald, PAPA7,598368+1%

247Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336174−51%

248St. Marys, PAPA12,25355−62%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES