The Resume

(1785- )
Capital of Pennsylvania
Seat of Dauphin County
Population (city): 48,950 (2000 Census)
Population (metro area): 643,820

Why Harrisburg, Pennsylvania might be annoying:

It is overshadowed by Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Its population has declined steadily since the 1950s.
It was the site of America's most notorious nuclear power accident, Three Mile Island (1979).
It was the setting for several bad films, including 'Mannequin' (1987), 'The Distinguished Gentleman' (1992), 'Major League II' (1994) and 'Lucky Numbers' (2000).

Why Harrisburg, Pennsylvania might not be annoying:

It was a major stop on the Underground Railroad.
The dome of the state capitol building was modeled on St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
The Martin Luther King Jr. City Government Center was the first US city hall named for a civil rights leader.
In an international survey, Stephen Reed was named third best mayor in the world, the highest position for an American mayor (2006).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• American Lung Association's Most Polluted U.S. Metropolitan Areas by Short-term Particles - Smog [2004] (Ranked: 23)
• American Lung Association's Most Polluted U.S. Metropolitan Areas by Short-term Particles - Smog [2005] (Ranked: 24)
• American Lung Association's Most Polluted U.S. Metropolitan Areas by Short-term Particles - Smog [2006] (Ranked: 24)
• American Lung Association's Most Polluted U.S. Metropolitan Areas by Short-term Particles - Smog [2007] (Ranked: 14)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 04]
• Cities
• Cities in Pennsylvania
• Cities in United States
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2002] (Ranked: 29)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2003] (Ranked: 52)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2006] (Ranked: 57)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2007] (Ranked: 59)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2008] (Ranked: 64)
• Profiles 20251-20500 (Ranked: 20414)
• Relocate-America's Top 100 Places to Live [April 2009]
• Self Magazine's Healthiest US Cities for Women [2006] (Ranked: 34)
• Self Magazine's Healthiest US Cities for Women [2007] (Ranked: 45)
• US Capital Cities

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 45.95% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 43 Votes: 60.47% Annoying