How Big Is Pennsylvania? 46,054 square miles

How big is Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania covers 46,054 square miles (119,280 km²), 44,743 of them land. It is the 33rd-biggest state, a little bigger than Bulgaria.

square miles

46,054

km²

119,280

acres

29.5 million

football fields

22.3 million

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283 miles by 170

It is about 283 miles long and 170 miles wide. It has no ocean coast, but it has waterfront on Lake Erie and on the tidal Delaware River.

Pennsylvania against Bulgaria

Bulgaria covers about 43,000 square miles, so Pennsylvania is a little bigger. Drag Pennsylvania over Bulgaria on the map above to compare.

How it compares

29.8×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
≈ 1×about the same size as Ohio
≈ 1×about the same size as Mississippi
6.9%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
170×the size of the Little Giant Fire
29.5 millionacres
22.3 millionAmerican football fields
16.7 millionsoccer pitches
34,964×the size of Central Park
242,626×the size of Vatican City
13.3×the size of Yellowstone National Park
241×the size of Lake Tahoe
5.5%of the area of Greenland
168×the size of Anglesey
209×the size of the Isle of Man

Questions people ask

How many square miles is Pennsylvania?

46,054 square miles (119,280 km²), 44,743 of them land.

Is Pennsylvania bigger than New York State?

No. New York State is about 1.2 times its size.

Where does Pennsylvania rank by size?

33rd of the 50 states by total area, and 32nd by land area.

How long is Pennsylvania?

About 283 miles (455 km) long and 170 miles (274 km) wide.

How big is Pennsylvania compared to Texas?

About 17% of the size of Texas.

Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 46,054 square miles in all, 44,743 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.