State data

Opportunity Zones in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania had 300 Opportunity Zones designated in 2018. Treasury lists 871 Pennsylvania census tracts as eligible for the 2027 round. Pennsylvania's governor nominated 218 tracts; Treasury certification was pending as of Oct 30, 2026.

2018 zones
300
Of which rural
76
Eligible for 2027
871
Most it can designate
218
2027 status
Nominated
  • 2018 Opportunity Zone
  • Eligible for the 2027 round
  • Nominated for 2027
  • Certified for 2027

What changes for Pennsylvania in 2027

The 2018 designations stay in effect through December 31, 2028. New designations take effect January 1, 2027 and run ten years. The state may designate at most 218 of its 871 eligible tracts. Its 2027 status comes from this official source. Read how the 2027 round works and how a tract qualifies.

Counties

County2018 zonesEligible for 2027Eligible, rural
Philadelphia County822190
Allegheny County68970
Erie County8263
Lackawanna County8210
Northampton County8121
Delaware County6440
Luzerne County63914
Lehigh County6271
Berks County6252
Dauphin County6180
Lancaster County6120
Clearfield County677
York County51717
Cambria County51313
Blair County577
Westmoreland County42811
Montgomery County4160
Beaver County4141
Lawrence County41010
Chester County481
Centre County477
Schuylkill County31313
Indiana County31010
Lycoming County355
Venango County333
Clinton County322
Washington County21711
Fayette County21515
Mercer County21212
Northumberland County21111
Bucks County2100
Lebanon County266
Columbia County255
Warren County255
Jefferson County244
McKean County244
Clarion County233
Cumberland County182
Butler County177
Monroe County166
Somerset County166
Bradford County111
Cameron County111
Greene County111
Montour County100
Armstrong County076
Crawford County066
Mifflin County055
Carbon County044
Franklin County044
Pike County033
Bedford County022
Forest County022
Huntingdon County022
Juniata County022
Susquehanna County022
Tioga County022
Wayne County022
Adams County011
Elk County011
Perry County010
Potter County011
Snyder County011
Union County011

2018 zone tracts, by county

Allegheny County 68
Beaver County 4
Berks County 6
Blair County 5
Bradford County 1
Bucks County 2
Butler County 1
Cambria County 5
Cameron County 1
Centre County 4
Chester County 4
Clarion County 2
Clearfield County 6
Clinton County 3
Columbia County 2
Cumberland County 1
Dauphin County 6
Delaware County 6
Erie County 8
Fayette County 2
Greene County 1
Indiana County 3
Jefferson County 2
Lackawanna County 8
Lancaster County 6
Lawrence County 4
Lebanon County 2
Lehigh County 6
Luzerne County 6
Lycoming County 3
McKean County 2
Mercer County 2
Monroe County 1
Montgomery County 4
Montour County 1
Northampton County 8
Northumberland County 2
Philadelphia County 82
Schuylkill County 3
Somerset County 1
Venango County 3
Warren County 2
Washington County 2
Westmoreland County 4
York County 5

State income tax treatment of Opportunity Zone gains varies; see state tax conformity.

Data sources

  1. IRS Notice 2018-48 - Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones (official list) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  2. IRS Notice 2019-42 - Amplification of Notice 2018-48 (two added Puerto Rico QOZs) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  3. CDFI Fund - Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones (list updated Dec 14, 2018) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  4. IRS Notice 2025-50 - 2018 QOZs comprised entirely of a rural area (Appendix) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  5. IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 - Nomination of 2027 QOZs (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  6. IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 Appendix - LICs eligible for nomination as 2027 QOZs (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  7. Treasury OTA - Eligible LICs for Nomination as 2027 QOZs, data transparency file (Sept 2026) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  8. Treasury OTA - Eligibility Criteria for 2027 QOZs (Sept 2026) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  9. Census Bureau 2020 Census Tract to 2010 Census Tract Relationship File (national) (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  10. ACS 2020-2024 5-year, B19113 Median family income (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  11. ACS 2020-2024 5-year, B17001 Poverty status in the past 12 months (retrieved Oct 30, 2026)
  12. Pennsylvania: official 2027 nomination or designation source (checked Oct 30, 2026)

Every source file, with its retrieval date and checksum, is listed in sources.json.

Common questions

How many Opportunity Zones are in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania had 300 census tracts designated as Opportunity Zones in 2018, of which 76 are on the IRS list of rural zones (Notice 2025-50). Those designations run through December 31, 2028.

Which Pennsylvania tracts are eligible for the 2027 Opportunity Zone round?

Treasury lists 871 Pennsylvania census tracts as eligible for designation in the 2027 round under the new low-income community test. Pennsylvania's governor nominated 218 tracts; Treasury certification was pending as of Oct 30, 2026.

How do I check whether a Pennsylvania property is in an Opportunity Zone?

Use the address lookup on this site. It geocodes the address with the Census Bureau and checks it against both the 2018 zones and the 2027 list, and links the official source for each answer.

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