Map of State College, United States

State College is a city in Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of about 42,161. It lies at 40.7934°N, 77.8600°W, about 355 m above sea level. State College is about 222 km (138 mi) north of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Altoona, 54 km to the southwest.

State College at a glance

Where is State College?

• The 15th largest city in Pennsylvania on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 15 min on the shortest day to 15 h 06 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near State College

• Altoona — 54 km southwest
• Harrisburg — 101 km southeast
• Hagerstown — 129 km south
• York — 133 km southeast
• Lancaster — 156 km southeast
• Frederick — 158 km south
• Germantown — 187 km south
• Towson — 188 km southeast
• Leesburg — 188 km south
• Woodlawn — 190 km southeast

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.