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The more popular and available Pennsylvania statewide resources are organized below on this page for you. If you don’t see the type of database you need here, check to see if it is maintained at the city or county level. Those menus are on this page in the margin.
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| * Official Website of Pennsylvania Visit the official site for the State of Pennsylvania to find government services, officials, state attractions, benefits, and more. |
| Bankruptcies, Judgments & Tax Liens Pay Site Search Systems Premium database of Pennsylvania bankruptcies, judgments, and tax liens statewide. |
| Codes Search the Pennsylvania Code by keyword or phrase and title. |
| Company Search | Charitable Organizations Pennsylvania charities, professional solicitors, and counsels by employer identification number (EIN), name or address. Provides a list of costs and contributions, along with the total income. |
| Company Search | Corporation, Limited Liability, FBN Search the Pennsylvania Department of State for corporations, orphaned corporate names, corporation name changes, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, limited partnerships, and fictitious business names by business name or ID number. |
| Criminal Background Search Pay Site Do a criminal background search statewide in Pennsylvania or search over 450 million criminal records nationwide. Pennsylvania records include: statewide District Court felony, misdemeanor and traffic filings; statewide corrections records; disposed cases from the Common Pleas Courts; and Pennsylvania registered offenders. |
| Inmates Pennsylvania Department of Corrections inmate locator. |
| Megans Law Offenders Search Pennsylvania State Police records for registered Megan's Law offenders or view lists of wanted or non-compliant offenders. |
| Most Wanted | Crimestoppers Pennsylvania CrimeWatch most wanted persons. |
| State Police | Phone Numbers Pennsylvania State Police telephone listings by troop designation. |
| Unclaimed Property Pennsylvania unclaimed property database. Provides city, zip code, holder information, and recovery instructions. |
| Uniform Commercial Code Pennsylvania Department of State Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filing search. |
| Wine and Spirit Stores Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board licensed Wine and Spirit stores. Search by category or location. |
| Adoption - Waiting Children Browse or search for children up for adoption in Pennsylvania to view photo, name, PAE #, age, ethnicity, date listed/modified, personal details, families considered and legal status. |
| Campaign Finance Search the Pennsylvania Department of State Campaign Finance Reporting System by filer name, election year, report cycle, office, district, and/or political party. |
| Charities Pennsylvania Department of State registered charities. |
| Child Support Dockets Pennsylvania Department of Human Services records of child support dockets. Free service, but registration is required. |
| Child Support Liens Registration is required to search this Pennsylvania Child Support Program service to search for child support liens. |
| Court Opinions | Supreme Court Search for Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinions and postings by posting, caption, author, or date. |
| Court Opinions | Commonwealth Court Search for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court opinions by status, type, caption, author, or date. |
| Court Opinions | Superior Court Search for Pennsylvania Superior Court opinions by caption, author or date. |
| Court Records | Appeals Search the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System for Supreme, Superior, or Commonwealth Appellate Court Web Docket Sheets by docket number or by court name and docket type, district, party name, etc. |
| Court Records | Court of Common Pleas Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System Court of Common Pleas Docket Sheets from criminal, miscellaneous, and summary appeal cases. |
| Court Records | Magisterial District Courts Search the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System for Magisterial District Court records. |
| Court Records | PACER Federal District Courts Pay Site PACER records for Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania. |
| Courts | Magisterial District Courts Judges Search for magisterial district judges in Pennsylvania by last name, district court number, city, county or zip code. Or list all judges at once. |
| Criminal Histories Pay Site This service was established by the Pennsylvania Criminal History Information Act and provides access to the Pennsylvania Access to the Criminal History (PATCH) System for Pennsylvania criminal records. |
| Elections | Candidates & Committees Pennsylvania Department of State elections databases. |
| Ethics Commission Records Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission advices, opinions, orders, financial interest statements, gaming lists. |
| Income Tax Refunds Find the status of your Pennsylvania personal income tax refund. |
| Insurance Companies - Eligible Surplus Lines Browse or search the Pennsylvania Insurance Department list of eligible surplus lines insurance companies. Browse by name or search by NAIC company code or a portion of the company name. |
| Jobs Pennsylvania JobGateway jobs database. |
| Legislation Search the Pennsylvania Legislature for Bills and Resolutions by Chamber/Document Type/Number or keyword and Session. |
| Legislators Find Pennsylvania Legislators by address, county, or map. |
| Licenses - Professional, Medical & Business Pennsylvania professional, medical, and business license databases and license verification services. |
| Military - Civil War Veterans Browse the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File Indexes by name. Database covers 1861-1866. |
| Military - Mexican Border Campaign Veterans Browse the Pennsylvania State Archives Mexican Border Campaign Veterans Card File Indexes by name. Provides name, rank, regiment and company, age/place of birth, physical description, date of commission, home station and more. |
| Military - Militia Officers 1775-1800 Browse the Pennsylvania State Archives Militia Officers Card File Indexes by name for officers who served during the American Revolution, in Indian campaigns, and in the Whiskey Rebellion. Database covers 1775-1800. |
| Military - Revolutionary War Soldiers Browse the Pennsylvania State Archives Index of Pennsylvania Revolutionary War Soldiers. |
| Military - Spanish American War Veterans Browse the Pennsylvania State Archives Spanish American War Veterans Card File of United States Volunteers Card File Indexes by name. |
| Military - World War I Service Medal Applications Browse the Pennsylvania State Archives World War I Service Medal Application Card File Indexes by name. |
| Missing Children Pennsylvania missing children database. |
| Missing Persons Pennsylvania missing persons index, provided by the Pennsylvania Doe Network Area Director. |
| Most Wanted | Absconders Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole most wanted absconders. |
| Private Adoption Agencies Browse this alphabetical listing of private adoption agencies in Pennsylvania to view agency name, address, phone, fax, e-mail, Website and hours of operation. |
| Public Notices Use this service of MyPublicNotices.com in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association and participating newspapers to search a database of PA public notices by date range, category and/or newspaper. |
| Public Utility Commission Search the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission document database by document name/#/type, utility type and/or date to view documents including public meetings orders, commissioner motions &statements, administrative decisions and secretarial letters. Find daily actions and new cases using the side navigation on their page. |
| Unemployment Compensation Benefits Search this database of recently filed Pennsylvania Forms UC-1099G, Statement for Recipients of Unemployment Compensation Payments by SSN to view amount of UC benefits paid and the amount of federal income tax withheld, if any. |
| Voters Pennsylvania voter registration status by county, name, and birth date. |
Pennsylvania is located in the mid atlantic and northeastern regions of the United States. The Capital is Harrisburg and the largest city is Philadelphia. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.pa.gov/. Pennsylvania is the 6th most populous state in the United States. The 2014 population estimate is 12,787,209 and the 2010 census population was 12,702,884. The land area is 44,742.70 square miles and there are 283.9 persons per square mile.
83.2% of the population is White, 11.5% is Black or African American, 6.3% is Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.8% are two or more races. 88.7% are a high school graduate or higher, and 27.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $164,700. There are on average 2.48 persons per household, the per capita income is $28,502, the median household income is $52,548, and 13.3% of the persons in Pennsylvania are considered below poverty level.
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