EPSG systems

EPSG:32128 NAD83 / Pennsylvania North

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: USA - Pennsylvania - SPCS - N. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:32128
NameNAD83 / Pennsylvania North
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use USA - Pennsylvania - SPCS - N
United States (USA) - Pennsylvania - counties of Bradford; Cameron; Carbon; Centre; Clarion; Clearfield; Clinton; Columbia; Crawford; Elk; Erie; Forest; Jefferson; Lackawanna; Luzerne; Lycoming; McKean; Mercer; Monroe; Montour; Northumberland; Pike; Potter; Sullivan; Susquehanna; Tioga; Union; Venango; Warren; Wayne; Wyoming.
Bounds W -80,53° · S 40,60° · E -74,70° · N 42,53°
Countries United States
DatumNorth American Datum 1983
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4269 — NAD83
Unit metre (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 NAD83 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1188) — accuracy 4 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin40.166666666666664degree
Longitude of false origin-77.75degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel41.95degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel40.88333333333333degree
Easting at false origin600000metre
Northing at false origin0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=40.1666666666667 +lon_0=-77.75 +lat_1=41.95 +lat_2=40.8833333333333 +x_0=600000 +y_0=0 +a=6378137 +rf=298.257222101 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:32128.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_Pennsylvania_North_FIPS_3701",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",600000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-77.75],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",41.95],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",40.8833333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",40.1666666666667],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — United States

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.