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Pennsylvania sales tax rates by ZIP code
Only Allegheny County and Philadelphia add local sales tax.
Counts and the combined rate range are drawn from our October 2026 file. Rates change monthly.
What you actually have to charge in Pennsylvania
Local jurisdictions add their own rate on top, so the rate you must actually charge is almost never the state rate.
- State base rate6%
- Local taxesYes — city, county and/or special district rates apply on top
- ShippingTaxable either way — separate or combined with handling
- Taxing jurisdictions we track2
- ZIP codes with more than one rate32 of 2,161 (1%) — a single rate per ZIP code would be wrong for these
- Update frequencyMonthly, delivered two business days before the month begins
See the PA data before you buy. Every edition has a free sample file cut from our October 2026 file, with the full state, county, city and district breakdown exactly as it ships, including 30 PA rows.
What's in the Pennsylvania rate file
Pennsylvania data ships inside every edition — we do not sell single-state files. Each row carries the ZIP code, county and city name, the rate at each jurisdiction level, the combined total, and whether shipping is taxable. The higher editions add district reporting codes, FIPS codes, effective dates and sales tax holiday windows.
Research
Official Pennsylvania sales tax resources
Every link below goes to an official Pennsylvania government source, not to us. The state is always the authority — our file is how you avoid checking it by hand every month.
- Pennsylvania Department of RevenueThe agency that administers sales tax in Pennsylvania (opens in a new tab)
- Sales & use tax sectionRules, guidance and forms straight from the agency (opens in a new tab)
- Local & municipal taxHow cities and counties handle their share (opens in a new tab)
- Register for a permitApply for a sales tax licence or permit (opens in a new tab)
- File and payThe state's online filing and payment portal (opens in a new tab)
How local tax works in Pennsylvania. State-collected, and only two localities. Philadelphia at 2% and Allegheny County at 1% add local tax on top of the 6% state rate, both collected on the state return. No other municipality may impose one.
Worth knowing. Act 21 of 2026 moved Philadelphia and Allegheny local tax from origin to destination sourcing, retroactive to tax years after 31 December 2025 with enforcement from 1 October 2026 — out-of-county and remote sellers now collect those local rates. Pennsylvania has a broad clothing exemption but no holiday.
Questions
Pennsylvania sales tax questions
What is the sales tax rate in Pennsylvania?
The statewide base rate is 6%. Local jurisdictions add their own rate on top, so the rate you must actually charge is almost never the state rate.
Is shipping taxable in Pennsylvania?
Generally yes. In Pennsylvania a delivery charge is taxable whether you bill it on its own or roll it in with handling.
That distinction catches people out, which is why our file carries both flags — TAX_SHIPPING_ALONE and TAX_SHIPPING_AND_HANDLING_TOGETHER — on every row, for the specific jurisdiction. Your system doesn't have to encode the rule.
How many sales tax jurisdictions are there in Pennsylvania?
We track 2 bodies that actually levy a sales tax in Pennsylvania — 2 counties — across 2,161 PA ZIP codes. We count a county, city or district only where it charges something, not merely because it appears in the file.
Where can I download Pennsylvania sales tax rates?
Every Sales Tax Systems edition includes Pennsylvania along with the other 49 states, DC and Canada — we do not sell state-by-state files. Download a free sample to see the format and the PA rows in it.
Sales tax rates in other states
Pennsylvania is one state. The file covers all of them.
Every edition includes all 50 states, DC and Canada, updated monthly, from $499/year.
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