Williamsport, PA

Cyber liability insurance in Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Local business data, breach notification rules, and what insurers ask Williamsport businesses. A quote is not a binder.

Cyber risk follows data, and Williamsport's county has plenty of it: 354 health care establishments, 179 professional services firms, and 169 finance and insurance offices among 2,744 businesses in all. The city itself has roughly 27,628 residents.

Lycoming County industries by the numbers

Establishments (2023)Lycoming CountyPennsylvania
All business establishments2,744307,065
Health care and social assistance35439,602
Professional, scientific, and technical services17930,357
Finance and insurance16916,829
Share in these three sectors26%28%
Establishments with fewer than 5 employees47%51%

Census Bureau County Business Patterns, 2023 release.

Health care is a large cyber exposure in Lycoming County: 354 establishments, from clinics and dental offices to home health and social service agencies. Patient records carry both breach notification duties and federal health privacy obligations.

179 professional, scientific, and technical firms operate in the county: accountants, law and engineering offices, consultants, and IT providers. They hold client confidential data and move money on clients' behalf, which makes them prime business email compromise targets.

What Williamsport's workforce says about cyber exposure

Williamsport has roughly 12,365 working residents, and 12% of them reported working from home, against 16% statewide. Even a modest remote share means remote access must be locked down with multi-factor authentication.

The city has 13,107.0 housing units, 57% of occupied homes rented, and a median housing year of 1938. Property managers, landlords, and the service businesses around them collect tenant applications, bank details, and Social Security numbers.

Source: Census ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimates (B08301, B25003, B25024, B25035); Vintage 2024 population estimates.

If Williamsport customer data is exposed

Notice duties for Williamsport businesses start with Breach of Personal Information Notification Act, 73 P.S. § 2301 et seq.. A breach coach provided under a cyber policy maps which laws apply and when notices must go out.

Statewide, Pennsylvania residents filed 27,838 complaints with the FBI's IC3 in 2024 and reported $400,082,312 in losses.

Small businesses dominate: 47% of the county's establishments employ fewer than five people. Many cyber policies for small firms can be quoted from a short application if core controls are in place.

Nearby markets

Philadelphia (Philadelphia County) draws on 4,353 health care establishments in its county. Allegheny County, home to Pittsburgh, lists 33,812 business establishments. By remote-work share, Williamsport ranks 15th among the 30 Pennsylvania cities profiled here.

Williamsport cyber quote checklist

  • Estimated number of people whose data you keep
  • Any past breaches, ransomware, or fraud losses
  • Where MFA is enforced: email, remote access, admin accounts
  • Endpoint protection in use
  • Business name, website domains, and revenue
  • Industry and description of operations

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Questions from Williamsport businesses

Is cyber insurance worth it for a small Williamsport business?

Any business that stores customer data, relies on email, or pays vendors electronically has exposure. See the Pennsylvania page for state data.

How many data-heavy businesses operate near Williamsport?

The Census Bureau counted 354 health care and social assistance establishments and 179 professional services establishments in Lycoming County in 2023.

What security do insurers expect from Williamsport businesses?

Most insurers ask about MFA, endpoint protection, backups, and patching. See security controls.

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Last updated October 15, 2026 · How we research