South Central Pennsylvania is a region of the
U.S. state of
Pennsylvania that includes the fourteen counties of
Adams,
Cumberland,
Dauphin,
Franklin,
Huntingdon,
Juniata,
Lancaster,
Lebanon,
Mifflin,
Perry,
Snyder, and
York. Portions of western
Schuylkill and
Northumberland counties are also located in South Central Pennsylvania. Despite the designation "South Central Pennsylvania," many of the counties are geographically located in the southeastern portion of the state.
Lancaster is the largest city in the region.
Harrisburg, with a population of 49,528, is the second largest city in the region with a
metropolitan area of 643,820 people, and is the capital of Pennsylvania.
York is the other significant city in the region. The Harrisburg-Lancaster-York television market (which formally includes
Adams,
Cumberland,
Dauphin,
Franklin,
Juniata,
Lancaster,
Lebanon,
Mifflin,
Perry, and
York counties) is the 39th largest market in the United States.