Registered agent guide · Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Registered Agent Route (2026): Rules, State Fees and the 3 Best Agents

Taking a registered agent in Pennsylvania as the destination, the services in 2026 line up as PA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co ($99 a year). The agent rule on this stretch is worded in its own way, and the official text is laid out below. The state's own yearly charges: $7, or 12th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Updated November 12, 2026

The Pennsylvania route in figures

12th

of 50 when a year of tolls is added

Mile 1 is the lightest toll. Compare the neighbors

Registered agent required: See rules; October 2026 survey: legis.state.pa.us
Annual report: $7 / yr; The checkpoint closes, in the state's words: September 30. October 2026 survey: pa.gov
State toll, one year: $7; Recurring tolls, shown for one lap

Pennsylvania route picks

Five weighted criteria set the stops in order, with three-year cost and steps covered counting most (the method lists them).

1. PA Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest flat agent fare

Our lead pickLap one $99; lap two $99

Begin at PA Registered Agent.org, since a Pennsylvania-only fare: $99 a year, $99 later.

Cost decides this stop: three years here come in under three years with Mainstay Filing.

The fare covers

An office address on this route
Whatever is served is scanned and posted

On the plus side

A flat $99/yr
Costs less per lap than Mainstay Filing

On the minus side

Runs in Pennsylvania only; other states need their own agent
You clear the annual report yourself

Visit PA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. Mainstay Filing: best for multi-state businesses

Goes anywhereLap one $149; lap two $149

Mainstay Filing sits at stop 2 because one $149 fare covers all fifty states, so a growing company keeps one agent.

PA Registered Agent.org is $150 cheaper over three years, which accounts for its higher placement.

The fare covers

A physical office address the state recognizes
If papers are served on the company, they are scanned the same business day at no cost
Letters from government offices are scanned free, the first three each year
The same service runs for corporations, partnerships and nonprofits

On the plus side

A single provider for any destination
$149 yearly, no step up

On the minus side

$50 extra a lap against PA Registered Agent.org
Reports are the owner's to clear on this ticket

Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co: best for an office address on the route

One state onlyLap one $99; lap two $99

Continuing, Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co is the third alternative, since a Pennsylvania-only fare: $99 a year, $99 later.

PA Registered Agent.org charges the same fares.

The fare covers

An office address on this route
Whatever is served is scanned and posted

On the plus side

Costs less per lap than Mainstay Filing
A flat $99/yr

On the minus side

Runs in Pennsylvania only; other states need their own agent
You clear the annual report yourself

Visit Pennsylvania Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3 services, side by side

Stop	Provider	Yearly rate	Renewal rate	Provider cost, three years
1	PA Registered Agent.org	$99	$99/yr	$297	Visit PA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2	Mainstay Filing	$149	$149/yr	$447	Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3	Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co	$99	$99/yr	$297	Visit Pennsylvania Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

All fares shown are as the providers listed them on November 12, 2026. Pennsylvania's own tolls do not change with the agent you name.

Agent route calculator

Each agent fare is paired with the state tolls that repeat (the annual report beginning in year two). The opening fee is not in the total.

Pennsylvania and the stops on either side of it

Mile	State	Yearly state fees
1st	Texas	$0
11th	New York	$4.50
12th	Pennsylvania	$7
13th	Hawaii	$12.50
13th	Nebraska	$12.50

Registered agent rules by state plots all fifty, least expensive first.

Pennsylvania registered agent rules in the state's own words

Pennsylvania requires a registered office (a Pennsylvania street address or a Commercial Registered Office Provider), not an agent. The address has to be an actual street address or rural route box number in Pennsylvania. A P.O. box alone is not accepted.

Who may be named: Pennsylvania does not require a registered agent. Every LLC keeps a registered office instead: an actual street address in Pennsylvania, or a Commercial Registered Office Provider named in its place by a company without a Pennsylvania address. Statute posted: 15 Pa.C.S. § 8825.

What Pennsylvania bills every lap

Mail on the annual report reaches your registered agent; the stop costs $7 every year and closes September 30.

What put the first stop first

Three-year charge on the route settled first place in Pennsylvania; it carries 35% of the score, and the remaining criteria are steps the service takes over, year-two price, fit with the state's route, fee line separation.

Three laps with PA Registered Agent.org cost $297 in provider fares, $150 less than Mainstay Filing.

Pennsylvania: your route questions

Does every Pennsylvania LLC have to carry a registered agent?

Pennsylvania requires a registered office (a Pennsylvania street address or a Commercial Registered Office Provider), not an agent.

Who is allowed to serve as the registered agent on a Pennsylvania route?

Pennsylvania does not require a registered agent. Every LLC keeps a registered office instead: an actual street address in Pennsylvania, or a Commercial Registered Office Provider named in its place by a company without a Pennsylvania address.

What does registered agent service cost per year for Pennsylvania?

Our picks cost $99 to $149 per lap.

What does the state toll an LLC every year?

$7 a year by our one-year measure, which is the annual report ($7 every year).

Which registered agents are on this route?

PA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), in ranked order along the route.

Which registered agent should I take?

PA Registered Agent.org, Mainstay Filing and Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co, in route order.

Nearby routes

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker

Marker: Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and is documented at pa.gov, logged August 2026.
Marker: Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and is documented at pa.gov, logged August 2026.
Marker: 15 Pa.C.S. § 8821 is documented at pa.gov, logged August 2026.
Marker: Pennsylvania formation fee: Filing fee, official source is documented at pa.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker: Pennsylvania registered agent statute is documented at legis.state.pa.us, logged October 2026.
Marker: Texas yearly filing: Annual report, official source is documented at comptroller.texas.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker: New York Department of State, Division of Corporations is documented at dos.ny.gov, logged August 2026.
Marker: New York Department of State, Division of Corporations is documented at filing.dos.ny.gov, logged August 2026.
Marker: Hawaii DCCA Business Registration Division release of July is documented at cca.hawaii.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker: Hawaii yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source is documented at files.hawaii.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker: Nebraska yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source is documented at nebraskalegislature.gov, logged October 2026.
Marker: Nebraska yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source is documented at sos.nebraska.gov, logged October 2026.
Pricing page, PA Registered Agent.org, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
Pennsylvania service page, Mainstay Filing, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
Pricing page, Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co, company site surveyed November 12, 2026