Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iroukfg wrote on October 9, 2022 at 10:09 PM

PA does not have any unincorporated land. Every piece of land is part of one of 2,560 municipalities (township, borough, city, or in one case, town). The townships tend to be rural countryside or suburban sprawl. They are not cities.

cakeandale t1_irp56tz wrote on October 9, 2022 at 11:32 PM

> or in one case, town

I had no idea Bloomsburg was the only “town” in all of Pennsylvania, that’s really interesting

EAS_Agrippa t1_irq2x5v wrote on October 10, 2022 at 4:16 AM

I believe there are also three villages, but don’t hold me to that.

lehigh_larry t1_is6kzxw wrote on October 13, 2022 at 5:51 PM

There are more than 3 in the whole state. I had 3 near where I grew up in NEPA.

Speakslinux t1_irs7154 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 5:10 PM

Yes and no... Unincorporated land: No Unincorporated villages and towns: Yes, we have such areas.

I don't know for example about Centralia since the fires... On paper I believe it is still listed as a borough, but since the area has all but been abandoned I really don't know if that will bring it back to be uninforporated land. That should be happening within the next 15-20 years.

Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_irudbcq wrote on October 11, 2022 at 2:38 AM

I'm referring to the land specifically, since many states (especially out west) have a lot of land that is not part of any municipality. Unincorporated villages and towns exist in PA, but they are just geographic locations that are governed by whatever municipality they are in. I grew up in such a village that is spread across two townships (although there are no exact boundaries of the village).

As for Centralia, when it is unincorporated the land itself will become part of the surrounding township most likely.