# 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.

- 46,054 square miles
- 119,280 km²
- 29.5 million acres
- 22.3 million football fields

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/pennsylvania/

## 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](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Ohio](https://how-big-is.com/ohio/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Mississippi](https://how-big-is.com/mississippi/)
- 6.9% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 170× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 29.5 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 22.3 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 16.7 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 34,964× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 242,626× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 13.3× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 241× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 5.5% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 168× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 209× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/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 (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html), licence: Public domain.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: US Census Bureau.