Get an ADT-Monitored Home Security System in Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Williamsport is a city in, and the county seat of, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2020, it had a population of 27,754. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of virtually 114,000. Williamsport is the larger principal city of the Williamsport-Lock Haven Combined Statistical Area, which includes Lycoming and Clinton counties.

The city is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Central Pennsylvania. It is 131 miles (211 km) from Philadelphia, 166 miles (267 km) from Pittsburgh and 85 miles (137 km) from Harrisburg. It is known for its sports, arts scene and food. Williamsport was granted by Americans in the late 18th century, and began to prosper due to its lumber industry. By the early 20th century, it reached the zenith of its prosperity. The population has previously declined by approximately 40 percent from its peak of re 45,000 in 1950.

As county seat, Williamsport has the county courthouse, county prison, sheriff’s office headquarters and federal courthouse, all downtown. It is also home to two institutions of well along learning, the Pennsylvania College of Technology and Lycoming College. Williamsport is the birthplace of Little League Baseball. South Williamsport, a town nearby, is the headquarters of Little League Baseball and annually hosts the Little League World Series in late summer. Other points of assimilation include the Hiawatha riverboat, Millionaires’ Row, Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, the Community Arts Center, the Genetti Hotel, the Susquehanna Riverwalk, and The Gallery at Penn College.