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PAPennsylvania rankings

Towns with the most conserved land in Pennsylvania

Ranked by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). 56 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 East Donegal Lancaster County 51.5% Conserved acres 7,787 Lehman 2 Lehman Pike County 49% Conserved acres 15,682 3 Quincy Franklin County 42% Conserved acres 12,078
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 East DonegalLancaster County · 8,689 people 51.5% 7,787 4.5 mi
2 Lehman LehmanPike County · 11,105 people 49% 15,682 24.4 mi
3 QuincyFranklin County · 5,312 people 42% 12,078 90.3 mi
4 Spring Brook Spring BrookLackawanna County · 2,770 people 36.3% 8,105 40.3 mi
5 JeffersonLackawanna County · 3,828 people 33.4% 7,207 23.3 mi
6 Lower Chanceford Lower ChancefordYork County · 3,075 people 33% 8,753 22.7 mi
7 Philipsburg Philipsburg2,748 people 26.2% 178 2.9 mi
8 PlumsteadBucks County · 14,154 people 25.9% 4,495 8.1 mi
9 ConestogaLancaster County · 3,908 people 25.6% 2,698 6.7 mi
10 Smithfield SmithfieldMonroe County · 7,953 people 23.4% 3,516 24.6 mi
11 Doylestown DoylestownBucks County · 18,008 people 20.9% 2,077 8.1 mi
12 Middletown MiddletownBucks County · 45,861 people 20.2% 2,483 20.9 mi
13 Springfield SpringfieldErie County · 3,049 people 18.3% 4,393 6.9 mi
14 East Pikeland East PikelandChester County · 8,519 people 17.9% 1,011 1.9 mi
15 Upper Merion Upper MerionMontgomery County · 34,977 people 17% 1,868 21.2 mi
16 Warrington WarringtonBucks County · 25,972 people 15.6% 1,370 7.7 mi
17 Upper PaxtonDauphin County · 4,026 people 14.6% 2,900 15.0 mi
18 Philadelphia Philadelphia1,579,706 people 14% 12,651 234.4 mi
19 Upper Milford Upper MilfordLehigh County · 8,057 people 13.8% 1,577 3.6 mi
20 Map of West Brandywine West BrandywineChester County · 7,669 people 13.5% 1,136 5.4 mi
21 East Norriton East NorritonMontgomery County · 14,106 people 13.2% 508 6.5 mi
22 Shippensburg ShippensburgCumberland County · 4,303 people 12.2% 194 0.8 mi
23 East LampeterLancaster County · 17,958 people 12.1% 1,531 4.5 mi
24 Earl EarlLancaster County · 7,163 people 11.9% 1,679 7.7 mi
25 Conneaut ConneautErie County · 4,072 people 11.7% 3,234 1.3 mi
26 Bristol BristolBucks County · 54,173 people 10.9% 1,186 10.3 mi
27 Ellwood City Ellwood City7,532 people 10% 150 0.0 mi
28 East Cocalico East CocalicoLancaster County · 10,949 people 9.4% 1,230 11.4 mi
29 Girard Girard2,962 people 9.2% 139 2.9 mi
30 Upper Moreland Upper MorelandMontgomery County · 26,131 people 9.1% 464 9.1 mi
31 Lower Moreland Lower MorelandMontgomery County · 14,070 people 9% 416 6.5 mi
32 Upper DublinMontgomery County · 27,122 people 8.5% 718 16.1 mi
33 ScottLackawanna County · 4,642 people 8% 1,407 19.9 mi
34 Map of Hollidaysburg Hollidaysburg5,558 people 7.2% 107 4.7 mi
35 Schuylkill Haven Schuylkill Haven5,253 people 6.5% 58 0.9 mi
36 Map of Wilson Wilson8,183 people 5.5% 41 0.8 mi
37 McSherrystown McSherrystown3,114 people 4.9% 16 0.4 mi
38 Ambler Ambler6,847 people 4.8% 26 1.2 mi
39 New Britain New Britain2,821 people 4.8% 37 1.7 mi
40 Slippery Rock Slippery Rock3,495 people 4.1% 43 1.4 mi
41 Mount Pleasant Mount PleasantWashington County · 3,322 people 4% 919 2.4 mi
42 Lower AllenCumberland County · 20,577 people 3.8% 248 7.8 mi
43 Map of Carroll Valley Carroll Valley3,992 people 3.6% 125 1.6 mi
44 Tyrone Tyrone5,377 people 3.4% 44 0.7 mi
45 Jackson JacksonYork County · 8,955 people 3.1% 455 4.5 mi
46 Map of Derry Derry2,614 people 2.7% 14 0.5 mi
47 Map of Palmerton Palmerton5,622 people 2.5% 41 4.3 mi
48 Swoyersville Swoyersville5,048 people 2.4% 33 1.8 mi
49 Map of Spring Garden Spring GardenYork County · 13,631 people 2.2% 94 9.8 mi
50 South Franklin South FranklinWashington County · 2,850 people 2% 258 1.8 mi
51 Map of Oxford OxfordAdams County · 5,985 people 1.3% 82 1.3 mi
52 Coaldale Coaldale2,514 people 1.1% 15 0.6 mi
53 Turtle Creek Turtle Creek5,007 people 1% 6 0.6 mi
54 Map of Mount Carmel Mount Carmel5,677 people 0.6% 3 0.4 mi
55 West Wyoming West Wyoming2,662 people 0.6% 14 0.2 mi
56 Map of North Versailles North VersaillesAllegheny County · 9,845 people 0.4% 19 10.4 mi

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). Easements protect land from development but are often private, so not all of it is open to visitors. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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