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Williamsport
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city in and county seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Lycoming
- Incorporated
- 1806 (borough)
- Mayor
- Derek Slaughter ( D )
- City council president
- Eric Beiter (R)
- Total
- 9.47 sq mi (24.53 km )
- Land
- 8.78 sq mi (22.73 km )
- Water
- 0.69 sq mi (1.80 km )
- Elevation benchmark at center of city
- 528 ft (161 m)
- Highest elevation water tank at northern
- 980 ft (300 m)
- Lowest elevation west branch susquehanna
- 498 ft (152 m)
- Density
- 3,162.1/sq mi (1,220.89/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 17701,17702,17703,17705
- Area codes
- 570 and 272
- Fips code
- 42-85312
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
City of Williamsport - The WILL is in us.
A wonderful and solvent city in which we all live, work and raise our families.
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Encyclopedic overview
Williamsport is a city in and the county seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 27,754. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of about 114,000. Williamsport is the larger principal city of the Williamsport-Lock Haven Combined Statistical Area, which includes Lycoming and Clinton counties.
The city is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of North Central Pennsylvania. It is 177 miles (285 km) from Philadelphia, 199 miles (320 km) from Pittsburgh and 85 miles (137 km) from Harrisburg. It is known for its sports, arts scene and food. Williamsport was settled by Americans in the late 18th century, and began to prosper due to its lumber industry. In 1930, the city's population reached a high of 45,729 but since the Great Depression it has declined by approximately 40 percent to 27,754 in 2020.
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