Data API

PennDOT Adjusted 2020 Urban Areas

Boundaries
Data Steward
DVRPC GIS
Update Frequency
as needed
Metadata Last Modified
August 28, 2025
Dataset Type
Geospatial
Source
  • U.S. Census Bureau
  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
Organization Type
State Government
Use Limitations
Unrestricted: can be shared internally and externally without data sharing agreement
License
No License Provided

Urban areas within Pennsylvania based on U.S Census Bureau 2020 urban area boundaries. This layer was developed in conjunction with the state's Regional Planning Organizations/Municipal Planning Organizations for Functional Class Highway determination.

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Data Dictionary

Column Type Label Description
objectid OID objectid Internal feature number.
shape Geometry SHAPE Feature geometry.
UACE String UACE
GEOID String GEOID
NAME String NAME
NAMELSAD String NAMELSAD
LSAD String LSAD
MTFCC String MTFCC
UATYP String UATYP
FUNCSTAT String FUNCSTAT
ALAND Double ALAND
AWATER Double AWATER
INTPTLAT String INTPTLAT
INTPTLON String INTPTLON
GIS_GEOMET Date GIS_GEOMET
GIS_UPDATE Date GIS_UPDATE
GPID Integer GPID
GEOMETRY_A Double GEOMETRY_A
GEOMETRY_L Double GEOMETRY_L
Shape_Leng Double Shape_Leng
st_area(shape) Double st_area(shape)
st_perimeter(shape) Double st_perimeter(shape)