Harrisburg

United States • North America

Primary City: Harrisburg

Primary State/Province: Pennsylvania

Primary Language: English

Population: 1.3M

GDP: $91B • GDP per capita: $68,234

GAWC Class: 12

Conurbations · Tier D
#435

Global Rank

5.5

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

0.2%

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Harrisburg metro area

40.28, -76.88
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Cultural Events.

Major League Teams/Venues↗0
Total Teams↗3#T-353
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗2#T-203
Market Cap Score↗$54B#211
Cultural Events2#T-50
Universities↗0
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗1#T-157
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗1.0#T-332
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗0.0
Metro Stations↗0
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Sports

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams3 teams

Baseball • Eastern League

Harrisburg Senators

Harrisburg

Baseball • Atlantic League

York Revolution

York (PA)

Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Hershey Bears

Hershey

Defunct/Relocated Teams5 teams

College Basketball • Former D-I

Gettysburg

1901–1974

No titles0 Final Fours42 seasons0.534 W%

College Basketball • Former D-I

Dickinson

1926–1947

No titles0 Final Fours2 seasons0.882 W%

College Football • Former FBS

Carlisle

1896–1917

No titles21 maj seasons0.647 W%

College Football • Former FBS

Dickinson

1889–1910

No titles18 maj seasons0.413 W%

College Basketball • Former D-I

Central Pennsylvania

1896–1900

No titles0 Final Fours4 seasons0.333 W%

Major Sporting Events

Golf Majors1 event

PGA Championship

Golf Major

1940 • Hershey Country Club

Complete Event Timeline1 event

PGA Championship

Golf Majors

1940 • Hershey Country Club

Top Companies

1The Hershey Company
$36B
Public
2D&H Distributing
$18B
Private

Total Market Cap: $54B across 2 companies

Source data as of August 1, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Three Mile Island Accident (1979)

Harrisburg • Historical Event

Battle of Gettysburg (1863)

Gettysburg • Historical Event

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks1 item

HersheyPark

Hershey • Theme Park

Sound of Harrisburg

#171 by artist origin · combined 6.6 (US 2.2 / UK 0.1) · signature decade 1980s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Poison, Dan Hartman

Number-one singles by Harrisburg artists1

Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Poison

US1988

Screen of Harrisburg

#443 by film pedigree · score 5 · 3 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Jeff Arch, Frances Lee McCain, Cameron Mitchell

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Harrisburg International Airport

Harrisburg • 4 - Regional