Welcome to Shippensburg ...

Shippensburg is primarily located in Cumberland County<1>. A portion of Shippensburg extends into Franklin County.

The location of Shippensburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shippensburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shippensburg has a population of 5,690 people<3> (see below for details).

Shippensburg is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Shippensburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Shippensburg is located in the (717) area code.

Websites for Shippensburg ...

Official Website: www.borough.shippensburg.pa.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shippensburg had an population of 5,690 people. This is an increase of 3.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shippensburg had a population of 5,492 people. This makes Shippensburg the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Shippensburg represents 0.04% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 172nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,492 people, the population of Shippensburg decreased 1.68% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,586 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shippensburg.

Communities near Shippensburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shippensburg.

• Chambersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <5>
• Carlisle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
• Mount Holly Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Springs
  • Mount Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly Springs <5>
• Mont Alto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
  • Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <5>
• Newville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Newville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <5>
• Biglerville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglerville
  • Biglerville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biglerville <5>
• Arendtsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendtsville
  • Arendtsville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arendtsville <5>
• Bendersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendersville
  • Bendersville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bendersville <5>
• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Newburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shippensburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shippensburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shippensburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shippensburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shippensburg. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Shippensburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shippensburg ...

Looking for more information about Shippensburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Shippensburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shippensburg.

Adding Shippensburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shippensburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shippensburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Shippensburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shippensburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shippensburg: www.borough.shippensburg.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/