Two hundred and twenty topsoil samples were collected successively in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. All topsoil samples were analyzed for concentrations of Al₂O₃, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. The results indicated that, compared with the background values of soil in China, metal concentrations of topsoil have increased on the whole, except those of As and Al₂O₃ in Shijiazhuang City. Correlation coefficient analysis and principal component analysis (PCA) were performed and three main sources were identified: (1) Pb, Zn and Cu are mainly derived from industrial production and traffic exhaust; (2) Ni, Cr and Cd are probably related not only to industrial production but also to coal combustion; (3) Al₂O₃ and As are mainly derived from soil parent material. High concentrations of heavy metals in topsoil are consistent with the distribution of industrial areas and traffic distribution.