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Welcome to Middletown ...

Middletown is located in Dauphin County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Middletown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1800.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Middletown has a population of 9,586 people<2> (see below for details).

Middletown is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Middletown: (717)

Websites for Middletown ...

Official Website: www.middletownborough.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Middletown had an population of 9,586 people. This is an increase of 7.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Middletown had a population of 8,901 people. This makes Middletown the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Middletown represents 0.07% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 85th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,901 people, the population of Middletown decreased 3.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,242 people).

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

Communities Also Named Middletown ...

While we believe that this Middletown is located in Dauphin County, we know of another 6 Pennsylvania communities named Middletown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bradford, Huntingdon, Luzerne, McKean, Northampton and Westmoreland County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 44 communities that are also named Middletown - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey (3), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Middletown.

Communities near Middletown ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • York
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
  • Lebanon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabethtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
  • Columbia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
  • Mechanicsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Joy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Palmyra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
  • New Cumberland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
    • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>

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 Middletown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Middletown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Middletown. 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 Middletown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Middletown. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Middletown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middletown ...

Looking for more information about Middletown? 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 Middletown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Middletown.

Adding Middletown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middletown 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 Middletown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Middletown post office opened in 1800.

We also found Middletown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middletown.

The official website for Middletown: www.middletownborough.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Dauphin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Middletown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Middletown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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