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Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, has 277,270 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Carlisle. It uses Eastern Time and covers 545 sq mi (1,413 km²) of land.

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Cumberland County in Pennsylvania
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Resident population, July 2025
277,270
Land area
545 sq mi (1,413 km²)
County seat or government
Carlisle
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$87,494 ± $2,786
Median home value
$277,600 ± $4,540
Median rent, with utilities
$1,249 ± $36
Homes lived in by their owners
71.3% ± 1.2 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro areaCentral county
Water area
4.89 sq mi (12.7 km²)
State
Pennsylvania
County code (FIPS)
42041
Coordinates (central point)
40.164805, -77.263442
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Cumberland County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 1705043,571 people
  2. 1705542,006 people
  3. 1701139,664 people
  4. 1701338,513 people
  5. 1725729,204 people
  6. 1711027,364 people
  7. 1701524,385 people
  8. 1701919,594 people
  9. 1702517,648 people
  10. 1707016,830 people
  11. 1724111,181 people
  12. 170075,865 people
All 22
  1. 170435,852 people
  2. 173075,467 people
  3. 170535,067 people
  4. 173244,433 people
  5. 170654,389 people
  6. 172403,241 people
  7. 170272,801 people
  8. 17093684 people
  9. 17266445 people
  10. 17081248 people

22 ZIP Code areas overlap Cumberland County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Cumberland County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Cumberland County, largest first

  1. Hampden Township34,222 people
  2. Upper Allen Township23,801 people
  3. East Pennsboro Township21,162 people
  4. Silver Spring Township20,661 people
  5. Lower Allen Township20,577 people
  6. South Middleton Township16,754 people
  7. North Middleton Township12,441 people
  8. Southampton Township7,938 people
  9. Middlesex Township7,189 people
  10. Monroe Township6,524 people
  11. West Pennsboro Township5,660 people
  12. Dickinson Township5,388 people
All 22
  1. Shippensburg Township4,303 people
  2. Penn Township2,917 people
  3. North Newton Township2,581 people
  4. Hopewell Township2,537 people
  5. Upper Frankford Township1,954 people
  6. Lower Mifflin Township1,840 people
  7. Lower Frankford Township1,752 people
  8. Upper Mifflin Township1,328 people
  9. South Newton Township1,204 people
  10. Cooke Township181 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Pennsylvania, by county

School districts in Cumberland County, largest first

  1. Cumberland Valley School District68,596 people
  2. West Shore School District67,264 people
  3. Carlisle Area School District42,054 people
  4. Mechanicsburg Area School District35,298 people
  5. Shippensburg Area School District29,705 people
  6. East Pennsboro Area School District21,162 people
  7. Big Spring School District20,700 people
  8. South Middleton School District16,754 people
  9. Camp Hill School District8,169 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Carlisle, Pennsylvania (borough)21,852 people
  2. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (borough)9,720 people
  3. Camp Hill, Pennsylvania (borough)8,169 people
  4. Lower Allen, Pennsylvania (CDP)7,646 people
  5. New Cumberland, Pennsylvania (borough)7,580 people
  6. Enola, Pennsylvania (CDP)6,534 people
  7. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania (borough)5,620 people
  8. Schlusser, Pennsylvania (CDP)5,402 people
  9. Lemoyne, Pennsylvania (borough)4,742 people
  10. Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania (CDP)3,334 people
  11. Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania (borough)3,077 people
  12. Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania (borough)2,373 people
All 21
  1. Messiah College, Pennsylvania (CDP)2,329 people
  2. Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania (CDP)2,071 people
  3. Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania (borough)1,777 people
  4. Newville, Pennsylvania (borough)1,283 people
  5. West Fairview, Pennsylvania (CDP)1,208 people
  6. New Kingstown, Pennsylvania (CDP)748 people
  7. Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania (CDP)730 people
  8. Newburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (borough)444 people
  9. Plainfield, Pennsylvania (CDP)248 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Perry County, Pennsylvania16 mi north
  2. Adams County, Pennsylvania21 mi south
  3. Franklin County, Pennsylvania29 mi southwest
  4. Dauphin County, Pennsylvania30 mi northeast
  5. York County, Pennsylvania33 mi southeast

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Areas that only touch the edge

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