Pennsylvania Business Licenses
General Pennsylvania Guides & Resources
These guides provide detailed, step-by-step instructions for starting a business or nonprofit, registering with state authorities, and establishing a compliant organization.
Business Resources:
Fast Pennsylvania annual report filing online. Learn about the requirements and use our online filing service to file timely and avoid penalties.
Get your Pennsylvania business license. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Get your Pennsylvania construction licenses. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Licensing guide for energy industry registrations and licenses in Pennsylvania. Find detailed application, renewal, and reporting requirements.
If you are looking to obtain a finance license in Pennsylvania, Harbor Compliance can help.
Paperwork, time, and cost to form a general partnership in Pennsylvania. Instructions and filing service to assist with your new business.
How to File PA For-Profit Articles of Incorporation
Instructions and support for how to file Pennsyvlania for-profit articles of incorporation.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions to form a limited liability company in Pennsylvania. Do it yourself or purchase our formation service.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate in Pennsylvania. Do it yourself or purchase our incorporation service.
Pennsylvania Business Licensing Guides and Information.
Template, instructions, and support for filing your PA Docketing Statement with the Pennsylvania Departments of State and Revenue.
Regulations and support for compliance with the PA Code when it comes to the PA publishing requirement for businesses.
Paperwork, time, and cost to from a sole proprietorship in Pennsylvania. Instructions and filing service to assist with your new business.
Total time, cost, and paperwork to start your business in Pennsylvania today! Our affordable formation services are state-specific.
Nonprofit Resources:
How to File PA Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation
Instructions and support for how to file Pennsyvlania nonprofit articles of incorporation.
How to Start a Nonprofit Organization
Total cost, time, and how to start a nonprofit in Pennsylvania. Instruction and services to assist with your non-profit formation.
Comprehensive solutions (and free resources) to help manage your fundraising, tax exemption, license renewals, and other nonprofit compliance activities in Pennsylvania, and across the US.
Pennsylvania Business Licenses for Regulated Industries
Our licensing guides provide a wealth of information including requirements, filing instructions, fees, timelines to licensure, and more for a range of industries and activities.
Pennsylvania Corporate Filings
These web pages provide detailed information on state filings required to form an entity, register a name, gain authority to operate, maintain good standing, and more.
- Change Your Pennsylvania Registered Agent
- Converting Your Entity in Pennsylvania
- Dissolve Pennsylvania Corporation LLC Nonprofit
- Foreign Pennsylvania Corporation
- Foreign Pennsylvania LLC
- How to File Pennsylvania Articles of Incorporation
- Moving Your Company's Domicile to Pennsylvania
- Obtain Pennsylvania Certified Copies
- Pennsylvania Apostille - Authentication
- Pennsylvania Articles of Incorporation
- Pennsylvania Articles of Organization
- Pennsylvania Certificate of Authority
- Pennsylvania Certificate of Authority
- Pennsylvania Certificate of Cancellation Service
- Pennsylvania Certificate of Good Standing / Existence
- Pennsylvania Certificate of Merger
- Pennsylvania Certification - Authentication
- Pennsylvania Corporation LLC Nonprofit Amendment
- Pennsylvania Entity Name Reservation
- Pennsylvania Fictitious Name Registration & Renewal
- Pennsylvania Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation
- Pennsylvania Registered Agent & Commercial Registered Office Provider
- Reinstate Pennsylvania Corporation LLC Nonprofit
- Start a Pennsylvania 501(c)(3)
Pennsylvania Tax Filings
Find the information you need to register for state taxes or seek tax exemptions.
- Pennsylvania Employer (Payroll & Withholding Tax) Registration Service
- Pennsylvania Sales & Use Tax Registration Service
- Pennsylvania Sales Tax Exemption
- Pennsylvania Tax Clearance Certificate
- Pennsylvania Tax Exemption
Pennsylvania State Licensing Agencies
Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Pennsylvania that a business should check for business license requirements.
- Architects Licensure Board
- Board of Accountancy
- Board of Auctioneer Examiners
- Board of Barber Examiners
- Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers
- Board of Chiropractic
- Board of Cosmetology
- Board of Crane Operators
- Board of Dentistry
- Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
- Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
- Board of Funeral Directors
- Board of Landscape Architects
- Board of Massage Therapy
- Board of Medicine
- Board of Nursing
- Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure
- Board of Optometry
- Board of Osteopathic Medicine
- Board of Pharmacy
- Board of Physical Therapy
- Board of Podiatry
- Board of Psychology
- Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
- Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers, and Salespersons
- Board of Veterinary Medicine
- Department of Banking and Securities
- Department of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Radiation Protection - Radon Division
- Department of Health
- Department of Health - Bureau of Non-Long-Term Care - Temporary Health Care Agency Program
- Department of Health - Drugs, Devices, and Cosmetics Program
- Department of Labor & Industry - Bureau of Occupational & Industrial Safety
- Department of Labor & Industry - Bureau of Occupational & Industrial Safety - Bedding and Upholstery Section
- Department of Labor & Industry - Lead Occupations
- Department of Labor and Industry - Office of Unemployment Compensation
- Department of Revenue
- Department of State - Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation
- Department of State - Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations - Business Program
- Department of State - Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations - Charities Program
- Department of State - Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
- Department of State - Real Estate Commission
- Gaming Control Board - Bureau of Licensing
- Insurance Department
- Insurance Department - Bureau of Managed Care
- Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and Its Navigable Tributaries
- Office of the Attorney General - Bureau of Consumer Protection
- Public Utility Commission
- Real Estate Commission
- Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists
- The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania Local Business Licences
Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Pennsylvania that a business should check for local business license requirements.
County / Parish
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Bedford County
- Berks County
- Blair County
- Bradford County
- Bucks County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Cameron County
- Carbon County
- Centre County
- Chester County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Delaware County
- Elk County
- Erie County
- Fayette County
- Forest County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Juniata County
- Lackawanna County
- Lancaster County
- Lawrence County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- McKean County
- Mercer County
- Mifflin County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Montour County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Philadelphia County
- Pike County
- Potter County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Somerset County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Westmoreland County
- Wyoming County
- York County
City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood
- Aaronsburg
- Abington
- Acme
- Adamsburg
- Adamstown
- Addison
- Akron
- Albion
- Aldan
- Aleppo
- Aliquippa
- Allentown
- Allison Park
- Altoona
- Ambler
- Ambridge
- Amity Gardens
- Anita
- Annville
- Apollo
- Archbald
- Arcola
- Ardmore
- Arlington Heights
- Ashland
- Aston
- Aston
- Atglen
- Athens
- Auburn
- Audubon
- Aultman
- Avondale
- Baden
- Baidland
- Bala Cynwyd
- Baldwin
- Bangor
- Barnesville
- Barto
- Bartonsville
- Bath
- Beaver
- Beaver Falls
- Beavertown
- Bechtelsville
- Bedford
- Bedminster
- Bellefonte
- Belleville
- Bellevue
- Bellwood
- Bendersville
- Bensalem
- Bentleyville
- Benton
- Berlin
- Bernville
- Berwick
- Berwyn
- Bessemer
- Bethel
- Bethel Park
- Bethlehem
- Big Beaver
- Bigler
- Biglerville
- Birdsboro
- Blain
- Blairsville
- Blandon
- Blooming Glen
- Bloomsburg
- Blue Ball
- Blue Bell
- Boalsburg
- Bobtown
- Boiling Springs
- Boothwyn
- Boswell
- Bovard
- Boyertown
- Brackenridge
- Braddock
- Bradford
- Branchton
- Breezewood
- Breinigsville
- Brentwood
- Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin
- Bridgeport
- Bridgeville
- Bristol Borough
- Bristol Township
- Brittany Farms-Highlands
- Broad Top City
- Brockport
- Brockway
- Brodheadsville
- Brookhaven
- Brookville
- Broomall
- Brownsville
- Bryn Athyn
- Bryn Mawr
- Buffalo Mills
- Burgettstown
- Burnham
- Butler
- Byrnedale
- Cairnbrook
- California
- Cambridge Springs
- Camp Hill
- Campbelltown
- Canadensis
- Canonsburg
- Canton
- Carbondale
- Carlisle
- Carmichaels
- Carnegie
- Carrolltown
- Carversville
- Catasauqua
- Catawissa
- Cecil-Bishop
- Center Valley
- Central City
- Centre Hall
- Chadds Ford
- Chalfont
- Chambersburg
- Champion
- Charleroi
- Cheltenham
- Chester
- Chester Heights
- Chester Springs
- Chesterbrook
- Cheswick
- Cheyney
- Chicora
- Christiana
- Churchville
- Clairton
- Clarion
- Clarks Summit
- Claysburg
- Claysville
- Clearfield
- Clifton Heights
- Clinton
- Clymer
- Coal Center
- Coal Township
- Coatesville
- Cocolamus
- Collegeville
- Colmar
- Colonial Park
- Columbia
- Columbus
- Commodore
- Concordville
- Conestoga
- Confluence
- Conneaut Lakeshore
- Connellsville
- Connoquenessing
- Conshohocken
- Conyngham
- Coopersburg
- Cooperstown
- Coplay
- Coraopolis
- Cornwall
- Cornwells Heights-Eddington
- Corry
- Coudersport
- Crafton
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Township
- Cranesville
- Cresco
- Cressona
- Crown
- Croydon
- Crucible
- Crum Lynne
- Curllsville
- Curtisville
- Curwensville
- Custer City
- Dallas
- Dallastown
- Danboro
- Danielsville
- Danville
- Darby
- Darlington
- Dauphin
- Davidsville
- Delaware Water Gap
- Delmont
- Denver
- Derry
- Devault
- Devon
- Dickson City
- Dillsburg
- Dimock
- Donora
- Douglassville
- Dover
- Downingtown
- Doylestown
- Dravosburg
- Dresher
- Drexel Hill
- Dublin
- DuBois
- Duke Center
- Duncannon
- Duncansville
- Dunmore
- Duquesne
- Duryea
- Dushore
- Eagleville
- East Berlin
- East Fallowfield Township
- East Freedom
- East Greenville
- East Norriton
- East Petersburg
- East Pittsburgh
- East Stroudsburg
- East York
- Easton
- Ebensburg
- Economy
- Eddystone Borough
- Edinboro
- Eighty Four
- Eldred
- Elizabeth
- Elizabethtown
- Elizabethville
- Elkins Park
- Elkland
- Ellsworth
- Ellwood City
- Elverson
- Elysburg
- Emigsville
- Emmaus
- Emporium
- Enola
- Ephrata
- Ephrata Township
- Erie
- Erwinna
- Essington
- Everett
- Exeter
- Export
- Exton
- Factoryville
- Fairfield
- Fairless Hills
- Fairview
- Fairview Village
- Farrell
- Fawn Grove
- Fayette City
- Feasterville-Trevose
- Ferndale
- Fishertown
- Fleetwood
- Flourtown
- Flying Hills
- Fogelsville
- Folcroft
- Folsom
- Fombell
- Ford City
- Forest City
- Forest Hills
- Fort Indiantown Gap
- Fort Loudon
- Fort Washington
- Fountain Hill
- Fountainville
- Fox Chapel
- Foxburg
- Frackville
- Franconia
- Franklin
- Franklin Park
- Frederick
- Fredericksburg
- Fredericktown
- Freedom
- Freeland
- Freeport
- Friedens
- Fullerton
- Gaines
- Galeton
- Gap
- Gardners
- Gastonville
- Germansville
- Gettysburg
- Gibsonia
- Gilbertsville
- Gillett
- Girard
- Gladwyne
- Glassport
- Glen Mills
- Glen Riddle
- Glen Rock
- Glenmoore
- Glenolden
- Glenshaw
- Glenside
- Goldsboro
- Goodville
- Gowen City
- Gradyville
- Grand Valley
- Grantham
- Grantley
- Grantville
- Gratz
- Greencastle
- Greensboro
- Greensburg
- Greenville
- Grindstone
- Grove City
- Gwynedd
- Gwynedd Valley
- Hadley
- Halifax
- Hallam
- Hamburg
- Hampton Township
- Hanover
- Harleysville
- Harmony
- Harrisburg
- Harrison Valley
- Harveys Lake
- Hastings
- Hatboro
- Hatfield
- Haverford
- Haverford
- Havertown
- Hawley
- Hazleton
- Hegins
- Hellertown
- Herminie
- Hermitage
- Herndon
- Hershey
- Hickory
- Highspire
- Hokendauqua
- Holicong
- Hollidaysburg
- Hollsopple
- Holmes
- Homeacre
- Homer City
- Homestead
- Honesdale
- Honey Brook
- Hookstown
- Hop Bottom
- Horsham
- Houston
- Houtzdale
- Howard
- Hummelstown
- Hunker
- Huntingdon
- Huntingdon Valley
- Huntington Mills
- Hyde Park
- Imperial
- Indiana
- Indianola
- Industry
- Intercourse
- Irvine
- Irwin
- James City
- Jamestown
- Jamison
- Jeannette
- Jefferson
- Jefferson Hills
- Jenkintown
- Jermyn
- Jerome
- Jersey Shore
- Jessup
- Jim Thorpe
- Johnstown
- Jones Mills
- Jonestown
- Kane
- Karns City
- Kemblesville
- Kenilworth
- Kennett Square
- Kimberton
- King of Prussia
- Kingston
- Kintnersville
- Kinzers
- Kittanning
- Klingerstown
- Knox
- Kresgeville
- Kulpsville
- Kutztown
- La Plume
- Lafayette Hill
- Lairdsville
- Lake Ariel
- Lake City
- Lake Meade
- Lampeter
- Lancaster
- Landenberg
- Landisville
- Langhorne
- Lansdale
- Lansdowne
- Lansford
- Laporte
- Latrobe
- Laureldale
- Lawnton
- Lawrence
- Lawson Heights
- Leacock-Leola-Bareville
- Lebanon
- Leechburg
- Leesport
- Leetsdale
- Lehighton
- Lehman
- Lemont
- Lemont Furnace
- Lemoyne
- Lenni
- Leola
- Levittown
- Lewis Run
- Lewisberry
- Lewisburg
- Lewistown
- Ligonier
- Lima
- Lincoln
- Lincoln University
- Line Lexington
- Linglestown
- Lionville
- Lionville
- Lititz
- Littlestown
- Lock Haven
- Loretto
- Lower Allen
- Lower Burrell
- Lower Gwynedd Township
- Lower Merion Township
- Loysburg
- Loysville
- Lykens
- Lyndell
- Macungie
- Mahaffey
- Mahanoy City
- Mainesburg
- Mainland
- Malvern
- Mammoth
- Manchester
- Manheim
- Manor
- Mansfield
- Maple Glen
- Marcus Hook
- Marianna
- Marienville
- Marietta
- Markleysburg
- Marlin
- Marple Township
- Mars
- Marysville
- Masontown
- Matamoras
- McCandless
- McConnellsburg
- McDonald
- McGovern
- McKean
- McKees Rocks
- McKeesport
- McMurray
- McSherrystown
- McVeytown
- Meadowlands
- Meadville
- Mechanicsburg
- Media
- Mendenhall
- Mercer
- Mercersburg
- Meridian
- Merion Station
- Mertztown
- Meshoppen
- Meyersdale
- Middleburg
- Middletown
- Middletown
- Midland
- Mifflin
- Mifflinburg
- Mifflintown
- Milanville
- Milesburg
- Milford
- Mill Hall
- Millersburg
- Millersville
- Millerton
- Millheim
- Millville
- Milroy
- Milton
- Minisink Hills
- Mohnton
- Monaca
- Monessen
- Monongahela
- Monroe
- Monroeville
- Mont Alto
- Montgomery
- Montgomeryville
- Montoursville
- Montrose
- Moon
- Moosic
- Morgan
- Morgantown
- Morris
- Morrisville
- Moscow
- Mount Carmel
- Mount Cobb
- Mount Holly Springs
- Mount Joy
- Mount Lebanon
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pocono
- Mount Union
- Mount Wolf
- Mountain Top
- Mountainhome
- Mountville
- Muncy
- Munhall
- Murrysville
- Myerstown
- Nanticoke
- Nanty-Glo
- Narberth
- Natrona Heights
- Nazareth
- Nesquehoning
- Nether Providence Township
- New Bedford
- New Berlin
- New Bethlehem
- New Bloomfield
- New Brighton
- New Britain
- New Castle
- New Cumberland
- New Enterprise
- New Freedom
- New Holland
- New Hope
- New Kensington
- New Kingstown
- New Milford
- New Oxford
- New Philadelphia
- New Salem Borough
- New Tripoli
- New Wilmington
- Newmanstown
- Newport
- Newtown
- Newtown Grant
- Newtown Square
- Newville
- Nicholson
- Nixon
- Norristown
- North Belle Vernon
- North East
- North Versailles
- North Wales
- Northampton
- Northern Cambria
- Northumberland
- Northwest Harborcreek
- Norwood
- Nottingham
- O'Hara Township
- Oak Ridge
- Oakdale
- Oakmont
- Oaks
- Oil City
- Oley
- Olyphant
- Orangeville
- Orbisonia
- Orefield
- Oreland
- Orrstown
- Orrtanna
- Orwigsburg
- Osceola Mills
- Oxford
- Palm
- Palmer Heights
- Palmer Township
- Palmerton
- Palmyra
- Paoli
- Paradise
- Park Forest Village
- Parker
- Parkesburg
- Parkville
- Patton
- Paxinos
- Paxtonia
- Peach Bottom
- Peach Glen
- Peckville
- Pen Argyl
- Penn Hills
- Penn Run
- Penn Wynne
- Penndel
- Penns Park
- Pennsburg
- Perkasie
- Perryopolis
- Petersburg
- Philadelphia
- Philipsburg
- Phoenixville
- Pine Grove
- Pipersville
- Pittsburgh
- Pittston
- Pleasant Hills
- Pleasantville
- Plum
- Plumsteadville
- Plymouth
- Plymouth Meeting
- Pocono Lake
- Pocono Manor
- Pocono Pines
- Pocopson
- Port Allegany
- Port Royal
- Portage
- Portersville
- Pottersdale
- Pottsgrove
- Pottstown
- Pottsville
- Progress
- Prospect Park
- Punxsutawney
- Quakertown
- Quarryville
- Radnor Township
- Railroad
- Ralston
- Reading
- Rebuck
- Rector
- Red Hill
- Red Lion
- Reinholds
- Reno
- Renovo
- Reynoldsville
- Rheems
- Richboro
- Richfield
- Richland
- Ridgway
- Ridley Park
- Riegelsville
- Rimersburg
- Ringgold
- Roaring Spring
- Robesonia
- Robinson Township
- Rochester
- Rockhill
- Rockwood
- Rome
- Ross Township
- Rowland
- Royersford
- Russellton
- Rutherford
- Sabinsville
- Sacramento
- Saegertown
- Saint Clair
- Saint Lawrence
- Saint Marys
- Saint Michael
- Salford
- Salunga-Landisville
- Sanatoga
- Sarver
- Sassamansville
- Saxonburg
- Saxton
- Sayre
- Schlusser
- Schnecksville
- Schuylkill Haven
- Schwenksville
- Scotland
- Scotrun
- Scott Township
- Scottdale
- Scranton
- Selinsgrove
- Sellersville
- Seneca
- Seven Valleys
- Sewickley
- Shady Grove
- Shamokin
- Shamokin Dam
- Shanksville
- Shanor-Northvue
- Sharon
- Sharon Hill
- Sharpsville
- Shavertown
- Shenandoah
- Shickshinny
- Shillington
- Shiloh
- Shinglehouse
- Shippensburg
- Shippenville
- Shiremanstown
- Shrewsbury
- Sidman
- Sinking Spring
- Skippack
- Skyline View
- Slatington
- Slickville
- Sligo
- Slippery Rock
- Slovan
- Smethport
- Smoketown
- Snow Shoe
- Somerset
- Souderton
- South Canaan
- South Mountain
- South Park Township
- Southampton
- Southeastern
- Spangler
- Spartansburg
- Spring Church
- Spring City
- Spring Grove
- Spring House
- Spring Mills
- Springdale
- Springfield
- Springfield Township
- Springtown
- Spry
- Stahlstown
- State College
- Stewartstown
- Stiles
- Stockertown
- Stoneboro
- Stony Run
- Stonybrook
- Strasburg
- Strattanville
- Stroudsburg
- Summerdale
- Summit Hill
- Sunbury
- Susquehanna
- Susquehanna Trails
- Swarthmore
- Swiftwater
- Swissvale
- Tamaqua
- Tannersville
- Tarentum
- Telford
- Temple
- Thompsonville
- Thorndale
- Thornton
- Tinicum Township
- Tioga
- Tionesta
- Tipton
- Titusville
- Tobyhanna
- Topton
- Towanda
- Tower City
- Trafford
- Transfer
- Trappe
- Tredyffrin Township
- Trevorton
- Trexlertown
- Trooper
- Trout Run
- Troy
- Trumbauersville
- Tunkhannock
- Turtle Creek
- Tyrone
- Union City
- Uniontown
- Unionville
- University Park
- Upper Black Eddy
- Upper Darby
- Upper Merion Township
- Upper Providence Township
- Upper Saint Clair
- Uwchlan
- Valencia
- Valley Forge
- Valley Green
- Valley View
- Vandergrift
- Venango
- Venetia
- Venus
- Verona
- Villanova
- Vintondale
- Wagontown
- Wallaceton
- Wallingford
- Walnut Bottom
- Wapwallopen
- Warfordsburg
- Warminster
- Warren
- Warrendale
- Warrington Township
- Warriors Mark
- Washington
- Washington Crossing
- Waterfall
- Waterford
- Watsontown
- Waymart
- Wayne
- Waynesboro
- Waynesburg
- Weatherly
- Webster
- Weigelstown
- Wellsboro
- Wernersville
- West Chester
- West Conshohocken
- West Decatur
- West Goshen
- West Grove
- West Middlesex
- West Mifflin
- West Newton
- West Norriton
- West Point
- West Sunbury
- Westfield
- Westmont
- Westover
- Westtown
- Wexford
- White Haven
- White Oak
- Whitehall
- Whitemarsh Township
- Whitney
- Whitpain Township
- Wilkes-Barre
- Wilkinsburg
- Williamsburg
- Williamsport
- Williamstown
- Willow Grove
- Willow Hill
- Willow Street
- Wilmerding
- Wilmore
- Wind Gap
- Wind Ridge
- Windber
- Womelsdorf
- Woodbourne
- Woodside
- Worcester
- Wormleysburg
- Wrightsville
- Wyalusing
- Wycombe
- Wyncote
- Wyndmoor
- Wynnewood
- Wyoming
- Wyomissing
- Wysox
- Yardley
- York
- York Haven
- York Springs
- Yorklyn
- Youngstown
- Youngsville
- Youngwood
- Yukon
- Zelienople
- Zieglerville
- Zion