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Welcome to Dauphin County ...

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

The community of Harrisburg is the Seat for Dauphin County. Harrisburg is also the capital of Pennsylvania.

Dauphin County was founded March 4, 1785 and was created by taking area from Lancaster County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dauphin had a population of 278,299 people. This is an increase of 3.73% since the last Census (which gave a population of 268,281 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dauphin represented 2.11% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Dauphin County:

  • Berrysburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Dauphin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dauphin is located in Dauphin County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
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  • Elizabethville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Gratz
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Gratz is located in Dauphin County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
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  • Halifax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Halifax is located in Dauphin County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
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  • Harrisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Highspire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hummelstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Lykens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lykens is located in Dauphin County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,771 people
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    • Middletown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Millersburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Paxtang
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Paxtang is located in Dauphin County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Penbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
    • Pillow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pillow is located in Dauphin County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
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    • Royalton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Royalton is located in Dauphin County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
    • Steelton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Steelton is located in Dauphin County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
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    • Williamstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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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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