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Welcome to Swatara ...

Swatara is located in Dauphin County<1>.

Swatara is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Swatara: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Swatara ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Swatara: This one is located in Dauphin County and the other is located in Schuylkill County.

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

Communities near Swatara ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Elizabethtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Middletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mount Joy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Palmyra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Cumberland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Swatara. See our Newspapers Page for Swatara.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swatara ...

Looking for more information about Swatara? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Swatara, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Swatara.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swatara - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Swatara area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Swatara area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.