In which Pennsylvania town is the office located?

The office in The Office is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It is the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin, the fictional paper and office-supplies company at the center of the series.

Scranton was chosen as the show’s setting because it gave the mockumentary a recognizable northeastern American identity without making the workplace feel glamorous or unusually important. The characters work in an ordinary-looking branch while corporate decisions often arrive from New York.

The series was filmed primarily in and around Los Angeles, not Scranton. However, the opening credits use real footage of Scranton, including recognizable city views, helping establish the Pennsylvania setting. The show’s popularity later turned Scranton into a destination for fans.

Philadelphia and New York are nearby northeastern cities, but neither is the branch’s home. Stamford is another Dunder Mifflin branch that becomes important when employees transfer and the Stamford office eventually merges with Scranton. The company’s fictional headquarters is in New York City, which is a separate location.