Map of Harrisburg, United States

Harrisburg is the administrative centre of Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of about 50,183. It lies at 40.2737°N, 76.8844°W, about 101 m above sea level. Harrisburg is about 154 km (96 mi) north of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is York, 37 km to the south.

Harrisburg at a glance

Where is Harrisburg?

• The 12th largest city in Pennsylvania on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 18 min on the shortest day to 15 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Harrisburg

• York — 37 km south
• Lancaster — 56 km southeast
• Reading — 81 km east
• Bel Air South — 98 km southeast
• Towson — 100 km south
• Hagerstown — 100 km southwest
• State College — 101 km northwest
• Frederick — 106 km southwest
• Gwynn Oak — 106 km south
• Woodlawn — 107 km south

Largest cities in Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• Pittsburgh — 304,391
• Allentown — 120,207
• Erie — 99,475
• Reading — 87,879
• Scranton — 77,118
• Bethlehem — 74,892
• Bensalem — 60,427
• Lancaster — 59,339
• Abington — 55,310

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.