Williamsport, Pennsylvania

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Williamsport, Pennsylvania is a city in north-central Pennsylvania best known as the birthplace of Little League Baseball and host of the annual Little League World Series.

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instanceOf city
county seat
areaCode 272
570
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Lycoming County
elevation about 528 feet
founded 1795
governmentType mayor–council government
hasAirport Williamsport Regional Airport
hasBallpark Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field
hasCollege Lycoming College
hasHistoricDistrict Millionaires’ Row Historic District
hasHospital UPMC
surface form: UPMC Williamsport
hasMayor city mayor of Williamsport
hasMuseum Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society
World of Little League Museum
hasNewspaper Williamsport Sun-Gazette
hasPark Brandon Park
Susquehanna State Park
hasRiverCrossing Carl E. Stotz Memorial Little League Bridge
Market Street Bridge NERFINISHED
hasSportsFacility Howard J. Lamade Stadium
Volunteer Stadium
hasUniversity Pennsylvania College of Technology
historicalIndustry lumber industry
hostsEvent Little League World Series
incorporatedAsBorough 1806
incorporatedAsCity 1866
knownFor birthplace of Little League Baseball
host of the annual Little League World Series
locatedInRegion north-central Pennsylvania
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedInValley West Branch Susquehanna River
surface form: West Branch Susquehanna River valley
locatedOnRiver West Branch Susquehanna River
namedAfter Michael Ross’s son William
nearestMajorCity about 85 miles north of Harrisburg
nickname The Lumber Capital of the World
partOfMetropolitanArea Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area
population approximately 27,000 (early 2020s)
postalCode 17701
region Appalachian Mountains
sportsTeam Williamsport Crosscutters
state Pennsylvania
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
transportation U.S. Route 15 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 220

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Northern Central Railway connectedCity Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Sunbury, Pennsylvania hasNearbyCity Williamsport, Pennsylvania
U.S. Route 15 passesThrough Williamsport, Pennsylvania