DEMOGRAPHICS / PENNSYLVANIA AT A GLANCE

Population      
12,807,060

Total Area       
46,058 square miles

Land Area       
44,820 square miles

Water Area     
1,239 square miles

Highest Point
3,213 feet (Mt. Davis)

Lowest Point
sea level (Delaware River)

Topography    
Allegheny Mountains run southwest to northeast with piedmont and coastal plain in southeast triangle; Allegheny Front a diagonal spine across the states center; northwest rugged plateau falls to Lake Erie lowlands

Capital City     
Harrisburg

Border States 
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, West Virginia

Largest Municipalities
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Upper Darby Township, Reading, Scranton, Bethlehem, Lower Merion Township, Lancaster

Area Codes     
215, 267, 412, 445, 484, 570, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878

Agriculture
Dairy products, poultry, cattle, nursery stock, mushrooms, hogs, hay

Industry
Food processing, chemical products, machinery, electric equipment, tourism

Statehood
December 12, 1787

State Bird
Ruffed Grouse

State Flower   
Mountain Laurel

State Motto
Virtue, Liberty, and Independence

State Nickname          
Keystone State

State Tree       
Eastern Hemlock