Local raccoon information

Raccoon control in Pennsylvania

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Raccoons in Pennsylvania: what to know

Around Pennsylvania

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

What to note

Where you see raccoons, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.

Local research

Raccoons in Pennsylvania: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which raccoons actually live in Pennsylvania, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

More than 350; 409 in 2010

Animals testing rabies-positive per year since 1995

Raccoon strain predominates in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Game Commission

About 729,000

ORV baits, North Lima project (PA/OH), 2025

Plus about 364,000 in the Buckhannon PA/WV project.

USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

Raccoon species recorded in Pennsylvania

Raccoon (Procyon lotor) — Present in all 48 contiguous states; furbearer/game animal in most, with seasons, but nuisance take is generally allowed on one's own property.

Game Commission lists raccoons among rabies vector species that should not be relocated.

Rules that apply in Pennsylvania

For context, nationally

29% — Share of U.S. rabid animals that are raccoons. CDC
10% — Raccoons that expose people or pets and turn out rabid (within endemic range). CDC

Sources: Pennsylvania Game Commission; USDA APHIS Wildlife Services; CDC; Pest Notes: Raccoons. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Humid Continental · urban setting

Raccoon control in Pennsylvania

Raccoons in Pennsylvania: what to know

Around Pennsylvania

What to note

A useful next step

Raccoons in Pennsylvania: what the public record shows

Raccoon species recorded in Pennsylvania

Rules that apply in Pennsylvania

For context, nationally

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Scranton

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Williamsport

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