Summary for Big Spring

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Located in: Cumberland County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Big Spg.

Time Zone: Big Spring lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 717 & 223<1>

Elevation: 570 feet [173.74 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Big Spring:

Lat: 40.129900° (or 40°7'47" N)

Lon: -77.405300° (or -77°24'19" W)

USGS Topo Map: Newville<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Big Spring

GNIS ID: 1169587

FIPS State / Place Code: 42 / 06376

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About Cumberland County

The community of Carlisle is the County Seat for Cumberland County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Cumberland)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	253,370 (7.41% increase since 2010)
2010	235,886 (10.4% increase since 2000)
2000:	213,674

Total Area:<6> 550 sq. miles [1,425.3 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 99,988

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Cumberland

GNIS ID: 1209176

FIPS State / County Code: 42 / 041

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About Pennsylvania

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	12,798,883 (0.76% increase since 2010)
2010:	12,702,379 (3.43% increase since 2000)
2000:	12,281,054

Websites for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Official Website: https://www.pa.gov/

Tourism: https://visitpa.com/

Parks: https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/

Fishing: https://www.fishandboat.com/

Hunting: https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

GNIS ID: 1779798

FIPS State: 42

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Footnotes ...

<1>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Big Spring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Big Spring area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Big Spring, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Big Spring.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Big Spring. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).