Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State College | 1 | 40,779 | 40,410 | 0.23% | 8,908 | 4.6 | Borough |
| Ferguson township | 2 | 18,773 | 18,911 | -0.88% | 394 | 47.6 | Township |
| College township | 3 | 10,893 | 10,826 | 0.18% | 594 | 18.3 | Township |
| Benner township | 4 | 9,358 | 9,003 | 4.23% | 329 | 28.4 | Township |
| Spring township | 5 | 8,080 | 7,955 | 0.61% | 302 | 26.7 | Township |
| Bellefonte | 6 | 5,887 | 6,059 | -0.73% | 3,193 | 1.8 | Borough |
| Harris township | 7 | 5,874 | 5,894 | -0.51% | 186 | 31.5 | Township |
| Walker township | 8 | 4,667 | 4,634 | 0.21% | 121 | 38.4 | Township |
| Woodward township | 9 | 3,583 | 4,135 | -6.23% | 159 | 22.6 | Township |
| Potter township | 10 | 3,564 | 3,576 | 0.17% | 61 | 58.6 | Township |
| Rush township | 11 | 3,548 | 3,664 | -0.89% | 24 | 148.3 | Township |
| Halfmoon township | 12 | 2,838 | 2,788 | 0.89% | 120 | 23.7 | Township |
| Philipsburg | 13 | 2,689 | 2,772 | -0.78% | 3,084 | 0.9 | Borough |
| Boggs township | 14 | 2,653 | 2,717 | -0.86% | 50 | 53.0 | Township |
| Woodward township | 15 | 2,435 | 2,447 | -0.29% | 137 | 17.8 | Township |
| Gregg township | 16 | 2,248 | 2,263 | -0.09% | 48 | 46.8 | Township |
| Woodward township | 17 | 1,998 | 2,039 | -0.55% | 154 | 13.0 | Township |
| Miles township | 18 | 1,976 | 1,989 | -0.4% | 32 | 62.6 | Township |
| Haines township | 19 | 1,595 | 1,642 | -0.99% | 28 | 57.3 | Township |
| Snow Shoe township | 20 | 1,570 | 1,617 | -0.76% | 19 | 83.5 | Township |
| Union township | 21 | 1,337 | 1,346 | 0.07% | 29 | 45.6 | Township |
| Huston township | 22 | 1,292 | 1,315 | -0.61% | 51 | 25.6 | Township |
| Centre Hall | 23 | 1,225 | 1,267 | -0.89% | 1,989 | 0.6 | Borough |
| Milesburg | 24 | 1,058 | 1,085 | -0.66% | 2,421 | 0.4 | Borough |
| Millheim | 25 | 817 | 833 | -0.49% | 614 | 1.3 | Borough |
| Chester Hill | 26 | 789 | 815 | -0.88% | 1,781 | 0.4 | Borough |
| Howard | 27 | 653 | 677 | -0.91% | 1,799 | 0.4 | Borough |
| Snow Shoe | 28 | 652 | 670 | -0.76% | 1,098 | 0.6 | Borough |
| Port Matilda | 29 | 574 | 589 | -0.69% | 957 | 0.6 | Borough |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
State College is the largest city in Centre County.
Port Matilda is the smallest city in Centre County.
There are 29 cities in Centre County, Pennsylvania.