I'm relatively new to the hobby and it has struck me as someone interesting at the lack of activity in the Harrisburg area.  There seem to be very few non BP providers in the area, and while we occasionally do get some traveling providers they seem to be limited to a select few, with the rest visiting Lancaster instead.  So I'm just curious, what is the reason for the seeming lack of a hobby scene in Harrisburg?  Where there a bunch of raids over the last few years that I was not aware of, or is it just lack of demand.

Also the city filed for bankruptcy.  Lancaster has a major corporations that are not dependent on government contracts compared to Harrisburg.  

listed for Harrisburg on Date-Check and P411. Probably more if I extend the search to Lancaster and York; it is only 45 minutes to either from Harrisburg. There are probably providers from even farther who would be willing to make a trip to Harrisburg for the right date.  

How old is the data ? Sometimes those are providers who tour the area or retired providers. I do know some of Maryland providers do tour to Harrisburg. There use to be a lot before the financial meltdown of 2008.

From what I've seen and heard from a provider, date check does not deactivate profiles for inactivity so it artificially inflates the number of the providers in the area. Besides 18 available does not necessarily mean 18 that I'd even consider meeting with.  I know there is at least one girl on DC who works about 5 minutes from my house and is starting to get a very questionable reputation.  At the moment there are only 9 girls showing up on the p411 search, it seems like 11 is about the average though.  I don't really mind having to drive to Lancaster, but every one of my hobby experiences has taken me at least an hour to drive to.  There is something to be said for not having to clear out my entire day for travel time and hobby time,  and just being able to go to a providers location within 15 minutes.  And as I said in my original post, I was just curious if there was some specific reason Harrisburg got skipped.

so I have no idea if the provider data is old, good, bad... it is just what I saw at a glance.

meet friends in Harrisburg every 2 weeks. Visit my website and review the screening & booking page

Now it is pretty rare. But there certainly was always work to be had. I now visit Lancaster PA more often. It's closer and the men will come from all around for some nookie. When I am there they complain to me that there really isn't any local talent.

Thanks for the intel.

i see a lot of providers on backpage but I'm not sure of their validity...none of them have reviews.  I may TOFTT, but wanted to try this first.  Can anyone help?