# Think of a city in Pennsylvania other than Philadelphia or Pittsburgh **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 12, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426 "2015-10-12T15:24:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/81 "2015-10-15T20:49:22Z")
We took a little road ramble on a visit to Indiana, PA and came across a little blip on the map called Glen Campbell, PA. I only remembered it because of its resemblance to the name of the country singer. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/82 "2015-10-15T21:07:56Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Springfield. There are 9 Springfield Townships in PA, one of them has the town name/zip code of Springfield, but there are no _cities_ by that name. ---
**Author:** ![IDtenT\_Error](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@IDtenT\_Error](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IDtenT_Error)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/83 "2015-10-16T01:16:20Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > I do live there. King of Prussia, which is a few minutes from me, is not a city. It’s not even a municipality. It has no government of it’s own. It’s a census-designated place and mailing address in Upper Merion, which is a township. > > Many of the places mentioned in this thread aren’t cities. They’re townships, boroughs, villages, etc. or, like K of P, not even municipalities. Well, gee. Thank you for enlightening us on that point. We’ll now slink off to the hamlet (or is it a mud hut) we’re from, and flagellate ourselves while contemplating our folly. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/84 "2015-10-16T01:18:06Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > I don’t suppose Pennsic counts? Not in October, no. My dad was from Altoona. note: two completely unrelated comments. ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/85 "2015-10-16T04:27:39Z")
I’m not in Pennsylvania now but the next time I am I’ll let you know. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/86 "2015-10-16T05:23:36Z")
> [@IDtenT\_Error](#): > > Well, gee. Thank you for enlightening us on that point. We’ll now slink off to the hamlet (or is it a mud hut) we’re from, and flagellate ourselves while contemplating our folly. The OP asked for cities. People are listing everything but. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/87 "2015-10-16T13:03:23Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > The OP asked for cities. People are listing everything but. No, if people were listing everything but, they would have written stuff like avocados, or washing machines, or Donald Trump. They are, actually, listing areas named on a map where groups of people live. Whether they are technically cities as opposed to townships or shires probably hasn’t registered on their Give-a-Shit© meter. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/88 "2015-10-16T19:48:40Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > No, if people were listing everything but, they would have written stuff like avocados, or washing machines, or Donald Trump. They are, actually, listing areas named on a map where groups of people live. Whether they are technically cities as opposed to townships or shires probably hasn’t registered on their Give-a-Shit© meter. Where’s a “like” button, when you need one? ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/89 "2015-10-16T20:02:45Z")
Ford City (I have friends from there). ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/90 "2015-10-16T21:59:22Z")
Greensburg is what first came to mind, as I have relatives there. My father’s side of the family mostly originated in Export, but with a population below 1,000 I guess I’d be hard-pressed to call that a city ;). ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/91 "2015-10-16T23:13:16Z")
State College ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/92 "2015-10-18T00:24:51Z")
Well, I don’t know if Gettysburg technically counts as a “city,” but I answered that because it’s sure as shootin’ the first place I think of if I can’t answer Philly or Pittsburgh. (I’ve been there, and it’s not all _that_ small, but I guess it is maybe more of a large town.) ---
**Author:** ![ChorusL106](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@ChorusL106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChorusL106)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/93 "2015-10-18T05:52:49Z")
Harrisburg and Allentown (Peggy Sawyer from 42nd Street!!! Woo!!!) ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/94 "2015-10-18T21:15:08Z")
_hamsters ate my post_ The Endless Mountains Region (love that sign!) Lake Ariel ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/95 "2015-10-18T21:18:28Z")
For some reason (perhaps the play “That Championship Season”), I thought of Scranton. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/96 "2015-10-18T21:32:54Z")
Altoona. Which is Arabic for ‘The Tuna’. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/97 "2015-10-18T21:42:47Z")
For no particular reason, Scranton was the first one that came to mind, followed quickly by Erie. Had I first seen this thread tomorrow, I might have responded “Allentown”, or “Hershey”, or… ---
**Author:** ![guylevesque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6de8d8/32.png) [@guylevesque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guylevesque)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/98 "2015-10-18T22:38:32Z")
Altoona ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/99 "2015-10-18T22:52:06Z")
Seven Springs, but only because it’s the new site of the Boardgame Players Association convention (aka the “World Boardgaming Championships”). ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426/100 "2015-10-18T23:07:55Z")
Washington, Indiana, California, and we’ll toss in York for kicks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-city-in-pennsylvania-other-than-philadelphia-or-pittsburgh/734426.md?page=6)