Fort Indiantown Gap

Fort Indiantown Gap
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°26′13″N 76°34′34″W / 40.436987°N 76.576055°W / 40.436987; -76.576055[1]
TypeNational Guard Training Site
Site information
Controlled byPennsylvania
Websitehttps://www.ftig.ng.mil/
Site history
Built1931
In use1931–present
Garrison information
Current
commander		Lt. Col. Kevin Potts
Garrison28th Infantry Division and 213th Area Support Group

Fort Indiantown Gap, also referred to as "The Gap" or "FIG",[citation needed] is a census-designated place and National Guard Training Center primarily located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. A portion of the installation is located in eastern Dauphin County.[2] It is located adjacent to Interstate 81, 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Harrisburg, just north of the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 934 at I-81's Exit 85.

The installation is an active National Guard Training Center and serves as headquarters for the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Pennsylvania National Guard.[3] The post includes about 18,000 acres (73 km2) of land, with numerous ranges and training areas for the Pennsylvania National Guard and other active-duty and reserve-component military units as well as law-enforcement agencies. The reservation is protected by the Fort Indiantown Gap Police Department, a full-time department which also enforces traffic and other state laws. The force is an agency of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

The installation surrounds Memorial Lake State Park and Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. It is served by the Annville, Pennsylvania post office, ZIP Code 17003. As of the 2010 census the population was 143 residents.[4] State House, the former official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, is located on the grounds.[5]

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Fort Indiantown Gap from GlobalSecurity.org
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  4. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Fort Indiantown Gap CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Pa. Has US's only Lt. Gov. Mansion. Is it worth the cost?".