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Pennsylvania License Plates

The messages I, O, Q, and U are not used on current passenger plates, and the messages A and E are non used in the second position. The alphabetic character Q has not been used on non-vanity plates since the "Suburban" station wagon plates on the 1960-64 base of operations.

Stickers

11 - white on ruby

12 - green on white

xiii - white on black

14 - ruby on white

xv - white on bluish

16 - black on white

17 - white on dark-green

18 - blue on white

xix - white on red

20 - green on white

21 - white on black

Standard Passenger Plates

Passenger

LWY 7354

The electric current base of operations began in September, 1999. All previous bases were replaced by the terminate of 2002.

FKA-FKZ was not used. Bruce Bufalini notes that vowels (A and East are the but ones used in general issue plates) have non been used in the second position on plates in the Exx series, nor was E used in the 2nd position of the Fxx series, but A was used in the second position of the Fxx series. No repeating beginning and second messages been used in the Exx or Fxx series, just they were in the Gxx serial. This has been a departure from the Dxx series since DAA-DAZ and DDA-DDZ plates were issued. The I series was skipped, and then the upshot avant-garde from HZZ to JBA since the letter A is not used in the 2d position on regular effect plates.

Base low: DAA-0000 Nick Tsilakis

Issuance of the updated visitPA pattern started on 22 December 04. FYC-9994 is the current high in the serial earlier the modify, which began at GBA. The current series avant-garde from GZZ to HBA since the letter A is not used in the second position on regular issue plates.

Ed Angiolillo reports JBP-0441 on 2008-07-xviii. It was probably a vanity that was made in error with the keystone instead of a hyphen. Pennsylvania is one of the few states that permits vanities to be issued in the normal sequence, only they should appear with a hyphen where the keystone would commonly exist placed between the letters and numbers, to differentiate them from the normal serial.

Tom Castelli - 2 February '22

Non-passenger Plates

Antique

E2JG

This is a new series (Antique Vehicle) that replaces the Antique Historic Car plate. Antique Historic Machine plates were produced as loftier as 00ZW in that format, but it is not known if they went all the manner to 99ZZ before the change was made.

Note: The first letter of the alphabet is the series letter.

After reaching Z99Z, the serial inverse to 0AA0.

Chris Scott - 24 Oct '21

Antiquarian Motorcycle

018A3

Later on reaching 99Z, the format changed to AA0. After reaching ZZ9, the format changed to A0A. Y4C is the highest reported in that format.

New format and number serial appears to accept been released around May 2022 using the 4x7 sized plates and the text "ANTIQUE MC" at the bottom.

Neb Stephens - 1 November '21

Apportioned

AH-00007 APPORTIONED

Now on visitPA base of operations, starting at AF-50000.

Chris Scott - 24 Jan '21

Omnibus

BA-84829 BUS

No dash on the newer plates, at least equally high as BA57627, which was reported by Eric Butler. Now Coach plates are appearing with information technology again, and they are now on the VisitPA.com base. Bird Man reports BA-59591 with the dash.

Apportioned Passenger vehicle loftier: BN-02580 2022-10-08 Ben Maltz

Still on www base.

Benjamin Pogwist - 14 Oct '21

Classic Car

C54542

Original serial was 5 digit numeric with New Jersey dies (except for the 20000-21000 range) with room for only 5 digits.

On VisitPA base of operations.

At C29000, dies changed to the regular PA blazon from the sometime mode that were formerly used on Antique and Classic Car plates.

James Boerner - 26 Jan '22

Classic Motorbike

CL

0977

No longer majestic on white. On the visitPA base of operations.

Tom Perri - 2 Aug 'xv

Collectible Vehicle

CV1581

Yellow on black base. These plates are not dated and conduct no stickers. Steve Ondik observes that these plates appear mainly on modified (such as elevate type) vehicles mostly 20 years old and older.

Heather Embee - xviii November '14

Dealer

K54-130K DEALER

From Colin MG: Pennsylvania has used this number design for dealer plates since 1971 (xnn-nnn[aforementioned 10]). Research I've done shows that the Bnn-nnnB series was used beginning (1971), and so Cnn-nnnC (1973), then in 1975 or so, the Ann-nnnA serial debuted. I've seen examples of the Ann-nnnA serial on the blue-on-yellow base from the late seventies, as well as the bicentennial base. The Dnn-nnnD series has been seen with an 89 sticker. To my noesis, the Enn-nnnE series was not issued. The Fnn-nnnF series covered the blue "Keystone Country" bases, and I don't encounter any evidence that the Gnn-nnnG serial was issued. Hnn-nnnH was used on state.pa.us plates, and Jnn-nnnJ was on both state.pa.u.s. and visitPA. Knn-nnnk, current as of the starting time of 2022, is obviously on visitPA. Inn-nnnI could not have been issued as Pennsylvania doesn't allow I'southward to be put onto not-vanities.

Landon - 24 October '20

Dealer - Multi Purpose

MP4659D

Still on www base of operations.

Heather Embee - 18 Nov '14

Emergency Vehicle

EV-72258 EMERGENCY VEHICLE

Plates issued to Fire Departments and EMS services. Descendent of the Fire Dept. Plate, which was retired in the early on 70s.

After beingness white on red since the 80s, this plate is at present on the visitpa.com base of operations with ruby-red embossed lettering. Before plates in the cherry on white format take been replaced by the new version, which also serves as a replacement for the former Fire Department plate.

The new manner seems to take started at EV-50000. The high on the previous type was only around EV-30011, however, EV-31053 was reported on the new format. The lower serial is reserved for non-burn down section apparatus, such as private ambulance companies. The college series is for municipal departments.

James Boerner - 8 Nov '21

Farm Truck

FM-5509D FARM TRUCK

Now on the visitPA base.

Landon - 22 Jan '22

Limousine

LM-31228 LIMOUSINE

Now on visitPA base

Benjamin Pogwist - 24 Nov '21

Mass Transit

MT

49700 MASS TRANSIT

Now on the visitPA base. Changeover happened at M/T 40000. Also this marks the return of the stacked MT prefix which was absent in the series betwixt MT-36000 and MT-39999.

Benjamin Pogwist - xxx December '21

Moped

CF053

The series on www base of operations started at BA000, switched to visitPA base at BN000.

Landon - 27 Sep 'xx

Motor Home

HH-91713 MOTOR HOME

Now on visitPA base with keystone separator in place of dash separator.

James Boerner - 8 Nov '21

Motorbike

8VF38

After ZZZ99, 0000A, now 0AB01.

John McDevitt reports PennDOT released a redesigned regular motorcycle series to promote safety with the diction "LiveFreeRideAlive.com" along the bottom. It appears to accept started at 8000L. Many of the original style plates are yet to exist issued, and they will exist issued until they run out.

As of April 2022, Neb Stephens reports that the latest issues no longer have "LiveFreeRideAlive.com" on bottom - back to plain "MC" on lesser. The commencement of this type reported to united states of america is 8356V.

Vertical Motorbike plates are now available in the M-NLN-C format.

Vertical Motorcycle high: M6D0C 2022-08-04 Bill Southwick

James Boerner - viii Nov '21

Motorbike - Dealer

622D

MCD at lesser

The alpha character is the terminal to advance, i.e., 000A-999A, 000B-999B, etc.

Heather Embee - 18 November 'fourteen

Municipal

MG-6021K MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

Issued to constabulary cars and municipal vehicles.

Beak Jester advises that the series progressed from MG-00000 to MG-0000A. The 00000-MG series is for municipal trucks and trailers only. Both types are issued as singles.

Landon - 27 Sep '20

Municipal Govt Motorcycle

MG63D

These plates are usually institute on law motorcycles.

Creighton Rabs - 30 Sep '14

Official

39608-PA

"Official Use" is the legend on the plate.

Used on vehicles owned past the Commonwealth.

Pickup trucks, like cars, too utilise the nnnnn-PA series and too are issued in pairs.

Commercial trucks and trailers utilise the PA-nnnnX series and are issued singles.

Truck/Trailer series: PA-7509A 2022-02-11 Colin MG

Landon - 27 Sep 'xx

Omnibus

OB-92605 OMNIBUS

On the new visitPA base. John McDevitt speculates a changeover at OB-69000.

James Boerner - viii November '21

Penn State (Official Use)

A47 76P

Official Plate issued to Penn Land Academy owned vehicles. Plate looks like to standard PA Official plates with a night blueish base of operations and white characters. These plates are issued in pairs. Penn State official plates use the large "outline" keystone separator that was used on the 1977 passenger base.

Charlie Li - 25 Mar '21

Permanent Trailer

PT-027N5 PERM-TRAILER

Letter moved one space to the left when information technology rolled over from PT-9999Z.

Changed to the visitPA base at PT-0000L.

PT-1953A reported as a low by Hashemite kingdom of jordan Irazabal.

Pecker Stephens - one November '21

Person with Disability

96011

Now on the visitPA base. Earlier all of the P/D nnnnZ series were issued, the format inverse to the reversed numeric series with the P/D suffix for a short fourth dimension (Nick Tsilakis reports 00022 P/D from the short period when a few of these were showtime seen), simply the P/D prefix in the Z series returned until it was used up.

Bruce Bufalini reports a low of P/D 0045A.

Disabled Person Motorbike - PD-P71D

We observed a jump betwixt sightings of 32068 P/D and 39211 P/D in less than one month.

James Boerner - 8 Nov '21

Press Photographer

833

Press Photographer license plates are issued to full-time newspaper, newsreel and boob tube photographers. "PP" appears in modest letters inside a "Keystone" to the left of the numbers. Still on the world wide web base through PP799. Front end and rear plates issued for this type.

Modify to VisitPA probably occurred at PP800. PP804 was on this type.

Tom - 24 May '21

Repair Towing

RT-73093 REPAIR TOWING

Issued to mechanics and towing companies. On the visitPA.com base.

Landon Roos - 31 Aug '20

Repossessor

RE-06240 REPOSSESSOR

Heather Embee - 18 November 'fourteen

Salvage Yard

WL-28490 SALVAGE YARD

Now on the VisitPA base, probably starting at WL-23000.

Landon - 8 Sep '21

School Bus

SC-90664 SCHOOL BUS

Now on the VisitPA base

Benjamin Pogwist - 20 Oct '21

School Vehicle

SV-30419 School VEHICLE

Now on the VisitPA base of operations

The Keystone separator was not used earlier, merely it is dorsum. SV19468 did non accept it, only since well-nigh SV-19750 does have information technology.

School Vehicle plate issued to private schoolhouse jitney companies for utilize on small passenger vehicles (like vans, etc.) for the use of transporting school children. Public school districts put municipal tags on vehicles they ain that meet this criteria.

James Boerner - viii Nov '21

Special Mobile

E009-SME SPECIAL MOBILE

Not yet on the VisitPA base.

Used mainly for heavy construction equipment that doesn't fall in the "Truck" category.

Original series was SME-123A.

Landon - 26 May '21

Taxi

TX-50711 TAXI

Now on the VisitPA base. Change suspected at TX-46000.

James Boerner - 28 Dec '21

Temple Academy
(Official Utilise)

T0246U

Official Plate issued to Temple University owned vehicles. Plate has a dark red base of operations with white characters.

Eric Butler - 4 Nov '06

Temporary

4906-011

Benjamin Pogwist - 12 Nov '21

Trailer

XNK-6437 TRAILER

Upon reaching XZ-99999, a new series began at XBA-0000. The XA- series volition non be used. Bill Stephens reports that the VisitPA base on trailer plates started at XCA-0000. Following the exercise of non using vowels in the middle position, the XE- serial was skipped.

James Boerner - eight Nov '21

Transporter

DT-30917 TRANSPORTER

Plate used for transporting vehicles between dealers and customers and other dealers. Now on VisitPA base of operations.

Jay Embee - 3 April '11

Truck

ZTZ-3859 TRUCK

As of March 2022, Pennsylvania has finally run out of the Yxx-nnnn truck series after nigh 12 years. The traditional format for Truck plates in PA would have been to contrary to nnnn-YAA, but the series instead advanced to ZBB-nnnn. True to PennDOT practice, the eye "A" was skipped.

ZE- series skipped.

From Colin MG: When the state went from country.pa.u.s. to visitPA.com, the dash separator was replaced with the keystone.

Brett Weisbrot - 16 Nov '21

Academy of Pittsburgh (Official Use)

U1284P University OF PITTSBURGH

Heather Embee - eighteen Nov '14

Specialty Plates

Bluish Lodge

MB

13024

Now on visitPA base of operations. Bruce Bufalini spotted the lowest, M/B 00001.

Heather Embee - 18 Nov '14

Carnegie Mellon Univ.

CM

00381

C/M 00002 is the low seen past Kit.

Bruce Bufalini - 17 Jul '12

Civil Air Patrol

00032

CP

Heather Embee - eighteen November '14

Declension Guard Auxiliary

00220

AX

Ed Angiolillo - 19 Jan '12

Conserve Wild Resource - Otter

RC

9T98

Progression for DARE, Otter, and Railroad plates: 0000 - 9999, 000A - 999A, 000B - 999B, etc. and up to 999Z, then 00A0 - 999A9, 00B0 - 99B9, etc. and upwards to 99Z9, afterwards which the format will be 0A00.

Brett Weisbrot - iv December '21

Conserve Wild Resource - Owl

WR

8612M

Progression: 00000 - 99999, 0000A - 9999A, 0000B - 9999B, etc. and now upward to the R suffix. O suffix was not used. Owl plates are no longer being issued, but they are all the same beingness renewed.

Hashemite kingdom of jordan Irazabal reports W/R 00016 as a low.

Landon - 22 Sep '20

D.A.R.E.

DA

7L42

The format 0A00 serial follows the 00A0 through 99Z9 series. The current loftier is the new style for this type.

These plates are no longer being issued, but existing plates are withal being renewed.

Brett Weisbrot - 27 Jan '22

Drexel University

DU

41687

www base of operations

Heather Embee - 18 Nov '14

Ducks Unlimited

DU

01812

www base

Heather Embee - xviii Nov '14

Eagles Youth Partnership

00732

EP

Brett Weisbrot - 24 Aug '21

Elizabethtown College

EC

01105

Heather Embee - 17 May 'ten

Emergency Medical Services

EM

07540

E/M 00003 reported every bit a low by Tom Perri.

Ed Angiolillo - 20 Apr 'thirteen

Firewoman

FF

39131

"FF" prefix is inside a Maltese cross. FF 35976 is the highest reported on the www base. The modify to visitPA came at FF 360nn.

FF 00032 reported as a depression by Jordan Irazabal.

Brett Weisbrot - 20 Aug '21

Flyers' Wives Charities

FL

01567

Heather Embee - 18 Nov '14

Fraternal Guild of Constabulary

FP

20395

Now on the visitpa.com base

There is besides a FOP Survivor plate that is dissever from the regular FOP series. This is for surviving spouses or children. F/P is at the terminate on there.

High: 00011F/P 2022-05-09 Heather Embee

Heather Embee - 18 Nov '14

Lebanon Valley College

LV

01221

Series started at Fifty/V 00000. Still on www base.

50/V 00002 remade onto the visitPA.com base of operations

Remakes from the www base to the visitPA.com base of operations are available on older numbers.

Heather Embee - xviii Nov '14

Lehigh University

02206

LU

On VisitPA base.

Heather Embee - eighteen November '14

Lions International

LI

01548

Heather Embee - 18 Nov 'xiv

Mansfield University

MU

40249

Now on the VisitPA base of operations

Numbers appeared to brainstorm at 40000 on the current base of operations.

Heather Embee - xviii Nov '14

National Greyhound Adopt. Prog.

GH

01701

Eric Butler reported the starting time plate of this type, G/H 00000.

Heather Embee - xviii Nov 'fourteen

Notre Matriarch Alumni Association

02615

ND

Heather Embee - 18 November '14

Penn State Alumni

PS

28741

PSU Alumni Assoc. plates inverse to visitpa.com base around PS250nn; new plates accept Penn State shield in blue.

Heather Embee - eighteen Nov '14

Penn State University

10770

PS

Started at 10000 P/Southward.

The bottom reads PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, and has the Nittany Panthera leo logo. Not to be confused with the PENN Country ALUMNI ASSOCIATION plate which has the Penn State shield logo, this one straight benefits the academy. The one-time fee is $179, compared to a standard special-fund plate at $35 one-time or a vanity at $20 1-fourth dimension.

James Boerner - 21 May '15

Preserve Our Heritage

RR

8L76

Full color locomotive background.

Jonathan Sternthal - 7 Nov '20

Professional Fire fighter

PF

06109

Electric current base of operations

In that location are two dissimilar blocks of numbers for these plates. The lower block of numbers has the legend "INTL ASSN Burn FIGHTERS" in the yellowish bar across the bottom, and the IAFF logo in ruddy with black letters to the left of the P/F serial.

The second block of numbers, apparently starting at P/F 20000, is similar in design, simply the legend across the bottom is "PHILA Fire FIGHTERS' UNION" with a like logo to the other plate in the aforementioned position, but with "22" (for Local 22) in the eye, and "LOCAL, PHILA, IAFF, and Fire" appearing in the Maltese Cross logo.

The stacked P/F on both types is screened, merely the numbers are embossed. Our thank you to Bill Stephens for this data.

Local 22 series loftier - P/F 23097

Heather Embee - 18 Nov 'xiv

Purdue University

00155

PC

Newest base

Heather Embee - eighteen November 'fourteen

Save Wild Animals

PZ

Z811A

"PZ" = Pittsburgh Zoo

Progression: 0000 - 9999, 000A - 999Z, 00A0 - 99Z9, 0A00 - 9Z99, A000A - A999Z, B000A - B999Z, etc.

Very rare O used on this plate (was not mistaken for a 0 being that PA dies have the messages slightly smaller than numbers)

Low - PZ0002 spotted past Tom Perri

Pecker Stephens - 16 Sep '09

Shriners

SP

00527

Jordan Irazabal reports S/P00003 as a low.

Heather Embee - 18 Nov '14

Street Rod

7008

SR

Heather Embee - 28 Oct 'xx

Temple Academy

TU

40621

Now on the VisitPA base

Colin McGregor - 11 February '14

Academy of Delaware

UD

00533

Tom Perri - ii Nov 'ten

University of Pittsburgh

Upwardly

04750

Newest base

Colin McGregor - 17 Mar '14

Nosotros The People

US

04616

Special issue from 1987 commemorating the bicentennial of the US Constitution.

Carl - xix April '08

Westward Chester University

WC

20346

Appears number serial started at 20000, on visitPA base

Tom Perri - ane Nov 'ten

Westward Betoken Alumni

WP

1075

Heather Embee - 27 May '12

York College

01152

YC

Brett Weisbrot - nineteen Sep '21

Military Plates

Golden Star Family

GSF

0639

These plates are issued to desiring families of those killed in combat.

Heather Embee - 18 November 'fourteen

National Baby-sit

NG

3762

Heather Embee - 17 Feb '11

Pow

POW X38

The POW plate is another type that uses the big 1977 "outline" keystone separator.

Jacco Hoekstra - 17 Sep '18

Purple Heart

PH

09634

Heather Embee - 18 Nov 'fourteen

Veteran

01998

Us

New plate series on visitpa.com base; full color Usa Flag to left of plate, with "US" stacked to the right of the numbers.

Colin McGregor - xi February 'fourteen

Veteran - Disabled

DV-36990

Both types of Disabled Veteran plates have gone through several changes, then tracking them is difficult.

Blue purple on white. DV is unstacked. No wheelchair symbol.

From John McDevitt:

FORMAT i: DV-0000 to DV-9999

PENNSYLVANIA on pinnacle; DISABLED VETERAN on bottom, condensed legend font, ii sticker wells on tiptop left and right.

FORMAT ii: DV-10000 to a betoken betwixt DV-18999 and DV-21999, PENNSYLVANIA on elevation; DISABLED VETERAN on bottom, condensed fable font, 2 sticker wells on pinnacle left and right.

FORMAT three: From a bespeak betwixt DV-19000 and DV22000 to DV-24999, PENNSYLVANIA on peak; DISABLED VETERAN on lesser, condensed legend font, sticker well bottom left.

FORMAT 4: From DV-25000 to DV-27999, PENNSYLVANIA on lesser; DISABLED VETERAN on top, condensed legend font, sticker well bottom left.

FORMAT v: D/V28000 to D/V28999, Stacked prefix, PENNSYLVANIA on bottom; DISABLED VETERAN on height, wide legend font, sticker well lesser left.

FORMAT 6: DV-29000 to current loftier

PENNSYLVANIA on bottom DISABLED VETERAN on top, wide legend font, sticker well bottom left.

Jonathan Sternthal - xvi Aug 'xx

Veteran - Severely Disabled

DV

98053

Both types of Disabled Veteran plates take gone through several changes, so tracking them is difficult.

Bluish regal on white. This type is for severe disability, and has the D/V stacked, as well as a handicapped symbol. The D/5 before the numbers and DISABLED VETERAN at the lesser of the plate are screened.

From John McDevitt:

D/V80000 - D/V86999 has the state name in blueish at the top, and DISABLED VETERAN in red at the bottom.

D/V87000 - current has DISABLED VETERAN in cerise at the summit, and the state name in blueish on the bottom.

Some older plates without the handicapped symbol exist in the unstacked format with numbers in the 40000 range, only not much is known nigh them.

From Creighton Rabs: It appears as though Pennsylvania is in the new base in blue on top in the current result in a white background. The D/V is screened while the numbers are standard PA result, both in the same nighttime blue as the state proper noun. Not sure when this particular changeover took place.

Landon - 22 Sep '20

Globe War 2 Vet

WW

03015

Jordan Irazabal - 11 Jun '12

Inactive Series

Fire Department

FD-29401

Fire Department plates have been recalled past PennDOT and have been replaced by the newer style Emergency Vehicle plates.

John McDevitt - 19 Sep '06

Flagship Niagara

FN

999V

Progression: 0000 - 9999, 000A - 999A,

000B - 999B, etc. Plate was discontinued in two/97 due to visibility problems.

Heather Embee - 18 November '14

Passenger (1992 series)

CEG-3865

Bruce Bufalini - i Apr '00

Rider - You've Got A Friend

RWP 255

Jeff Ellis - 27 Aug '00

Source: https://www.licenseplates.cc/PA

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