Pennsylvania County Map with Cities and Towns [PA, US]

Counties are key units for public records, courts, property documents, and many everyday services. In Pennsylvania, the county system is important because it connects the state to local municipalities like cities, boroughs, and townships.

Quick fact: Pennsylvania has 67 counties. A county name is often the fastest way to pinpoint the right office, dataset, or service area.

All Pennsylvania counties with county seat and FIPS code

Use the table below as a clean reference for county names, county seats, and the standard FIPS county code used in many datasets.

County	County seat	FIPS code
Adams	Gettysburg	001
Allegheny	Pittsburgh	003
Armstrong	Kittanning	005
Beaver	Beaver	007
Bedford	Bedford	009
Berks	Reading	011
Blair	Hollidaysburg	013
Bradford	Towanda	015
Bucks	Doylestown	017
Butler	Butler	019
Cambria	Ebensburg	021
Cameron	Emporium	023
Carbon	Jim Thorpe	025
Centre	Bellefonte	027
Chester	West Chester	029
Clarion	Clarion	031
Clearfield	Clearfield	033
Clinton	Lock Haven	035
Columbia	Bloomsburg	037
Crawford	Meadville	039
Cumberland	Carlisle	041
Dauphin	Harrisburg	043
Delaware	Media	045
Elk	Ridgway	047
Erie	Erie	049
Fayette	Uniontown	051
Forest	Tionesta	053
Franklin	Chambersburg	055
Fulton	McConnellsburg	057
Greene	Waynesburg	059
Huntingdon	Huntingdon	061
Indiana	Indiana	063
Jefferson	Brookville	065
Juniata	Mifflintown	067
Lackawanna	Scranton	069
Lancaster	Lancaster	071
Lawrence	New Castle	073
Lebanon	Lebanon	075
Lehigh	Allentown	077
Luzerne	Wilkes-Barre	079
Lycoming	Williamsport	081
McKean	Smethport	083
Mercer	Mercer	085
Mifflin	Lewistown	087
Monroe	Stroudsburg	089
Montgomery	Norristown	091
Montour	Danville	093
Northampton	Easton	095
Northumberland	Sunbury	097
Perry	New Bloomfield	099
Philadelphia	Philadelphia	101
Pike	Milford	103
Potter	Coudersport	105
Schuylkill	Pottsville	107
Snyder	Middleburg	109
Somerset	Somerset	111
Sullivan	Laporte	113
Susquehanna	Montrose	115
Tioga	Wellsboro	117
Union	Lewisburg	119
Venango	Franklin	121
Warren	Warren	123
Washington	Washington	125
Wayne	Honesdale	127
Westmoreland	Greensburg	129
Wyoming	Tunkhannock	131
York	York	133

Data note: In many datasets, the full county identifier is state FIPS 42 plus the county code above. Example: Philadelphia becomes 42101.

What a Pennsylvania county usually handles in plain terms

Courts and legal records tied to the county courthouse, often located in the county seat.
Property records such as deeds and mortgages, commonly filed and indexed at the county level.
Mapping and planning layers used for addresses, parcels, and service areas.
Human services and permits that are administered county-by-county in many programs.

Tip for clean comparisons: When you compare counties, keep one metric fixed. Pick population or land area first, then compare density, growth, or settlement patterns.

County seat why it shows up everywhere

The county seat is the administrative hub for the county. It is the place where many official offices are located. If you ever need a deed index, a courthouse record, or a local office directory, the county seat name often gets you there faster than a ZIP code.

Some seats are big cities, some are compact boroughs. Size does not matter much for the role. The seat is the anchor point for county-level paperwork.

Fast glossary county vs city vs borough vs township

Term	What it means in practice
County	A large area used for records, courts, and many region-wide services.
City	An incorporated municipality, often more urban and more densely built.
Borough	A smaller incorporated municipality, common across the state.
Township	A local municipality type that often covers broader, less dense areas.

Common county fields for spreadsheets and mapping

If you store county information in a database, these fields keep things tidy and easy to join across datasets.

County name as plain text for humans.
FIPS for stable joins across national datasets.
County seat as the admin reference point.
Land area and water area for density calculations.
Population and households for service planning.
Latitude and longitude using a county centroid when you need a single map point.

Regional patterns how counties cluster on the map

Pennsylvania is often described using informal regions. These are not official borders, yet they are helpful for understanding travel time, terrain, and service catchment areas.

Southeast tends to have tighter county spacing and larger metro commuting patterns.
Southwest centers around a large river-and-valley network and older industrial corridors.
Central is a mix: college towns, farmland, ridges, and small cities.
Northern tier often means bigger land areas per county and longer drives between hubs.
Northeast includes mountain and lake-effect climates depending on location.

Quick questions people ask about Pennsylvania countys

How many counties are there 67.
Is Philadelphia a county Yes. Philadelphia functions as a consolidated city and county.
Why use FIPS It stays consistent even when dataset formats change.
What is the easiest lookup key County name plus the 3-digit FIPS code.

Practical ways to use county knowledge without getting lost

Moving research Compare counties first, then zoom into cities and townships.
Trip planning County borders help you estimate travel days and service options.
Local services Many directories are organized by county, not by neighborhood names.
Data cleanup If a dataset has messy place names, FIPS is the quickest fix.

Small habit that saves time: Keep a short list of the county seats you interact with most. It makes forms, record requests, and dataset joins feel oddly easy.