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Welcome to Cumberland County ...

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

The community of Carlisle is the Seat for Cumberland County.

Cumberland County was founded January 27, 1750 and was created by taking area from Lancaster County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cumberland had a population of 253,370 people. This is an increase of 7.41% since the last Census (which gave a population of 235,886 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cumberland represented 1.86% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Cumberland County:

  • Camp Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
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  • Carlisle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
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  • Lemoyne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
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  • Mechanicsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Holly Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Cumberland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Newburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Newburg is located in Cumberland County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
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  • Newville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Newville is located in Cumberland County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
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  • Shippensburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shiremanstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Wormleysburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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