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Welcome to Perry County ...

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

The community of New Bloomfield is the Seat for Perry County.

Perry County was founded March 22, 1820 and was created by taking area from Cumberland County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Perry had a population of 46,272 people. This is an increase of 0.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 45,921 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perry represented 0.36% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Perry County:

  • Blain
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Blain is located in Perry County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blain <2>
  • Duncannon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Landisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Liverpool
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marysville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Millerstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • New Buffalo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • New Buffalo is located in Perry County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Newport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport is located in Perry County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>

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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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