Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Time zones in Dauphin County

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

1. 1711238,502 people
2. 1711136,744 people
3. 1702231,908 people
4. 1710927,466 people
5. 1711027,364 people
6. 1707823,840 people
7. 1705723,560 people
8. 1703623,520 people
9. 1710418,541 people
10. 1703316,481 people
11. 1710313,115 people
12. 1711311,724 people

31 ZIP Code areas overlap Dauphin 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

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Townships in Dauphin County, largest first

1. Lower Paxton Township54,657 people
2. Swatara Township27,953 people
3. Susquehanna Township27,245 people
4. Derry Township24,977 people
5. West Hanover Township11,049 people
6. Lower Swatara Township9,796 people
7. South Hanover Township7,289 people
8. East Hanover Township6,029 people
9. Middle Paxton Township5,088 people
10. Londonderry Township4,906 people
11. Upper Paxton Township4,026 people
12. Halifax Township3,351 people

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

School districts in Dauphin County, largest first

1. Central Dauphin School District104,750 people
2. Harrisburg City School District50,287 people
3. Susquehanna Township School District27,245 people
4. Lower Dauphin School District25,750 people
5. Derry Township School District24,977 people
6. Middletown Area School District20,369 people
7. Susquenita School District14,528 people
8. Upper Dauphin Area School District9,700 people
9. Steelton-Highspire School District9,028 people
10. Williams Valley School District7,515 people
11. Halifax Area School District6,872 people
12. Millersburg Area School District6,557 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. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (city)50,287 people
2. Colonial Park, Pennsylvania (CDP)18,032 people
3. Hershey, Pennsylvania (CDP)14,242 people
4. Progress, Pennsylvania (CDP)11,017 people
5. Middletown, Pennsylvania (borough)9,632 people
6. Linglestown, Pennsylvania (CDP)6,957 people
7. Rutherford, Pennsylvania (CDP)6,890 people
8. Steelton, Pennsylvania (borough)6,296 people
9. Lawnton, Pennsylvania (CDP)4,765 people
10. Skyline View, Pennsylvania (CDP)4,704 people
11. Hummelstown, Pennsylvania (borough)4,527 people
12. Paxtonia, Pennsylvania (CDP)4,074 people

See all 32 cities, towns and communities in Dauphin County, largest first

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

1. Lebanon County, Pennsylvania17 mi east
2. Perry County, Pennsylvania25 mi west
3. Cumberland County, Pennsylvania30 mi southwest
4. Northumberland County, Pennsylvania31 mi north
5. Juniata County, Pennsylvania33 mi west
6. York County, Pennsylvania34 mi south
7. Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania36 mi northeast
8. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania38 mi southeast

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