Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Borough
Downtown Carlisle in April 2011
Downtown Carlisle in April 2011
Flag of Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Official seal of Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Motto: 
"Excellence in Community Service"
Location of Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Location of Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Carlisle is located in Pennsylvania
Carlisle
Carlisle
Location of Carlisle in Pennsylvania and the United States
Carlisle is located in the United States
Carlisle
Carlisle
Carlisle (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°12′09″N 77°11′42″W / 40.20250°N 77.19500°W / 40.20250; -77.19500
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCumberland
Settled1751
Incorporated1782
Named forCarlisle, England
Government
 • TypeBorough Council
 • MayorSean Shultz (D)
 • Deputy MayorBrenda Landis (D)
Area
 • Total
5.43 sq mi (14.07 km2)
 • Land5.42 sq mi (14.05 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
479 ft (146 m)
Population
 • Total
20,118
 • Density3,709.07/sq mi (1,432.19/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
17013, 17015
Area code(s)717 and 223
FIPS code42-11272
Websitewww.carlislepa.org

Carlisle is a borough in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.[3] Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 20,118;[4] including suburbs in the neighboring townships, 37,695 live in the Carlisle urban cluster. Carlisle is the smaller principal city of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area, which includes Cumberland and Dauphin and Perry counties in South Central Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Army War College, located at Carlisle Barracks, prepares high-level military personnel and civilians for strategic leadership responsibilities. Carlisle Barracks ranks among the oldest U.S. Army installations and the most senior military educational institution in the United States Army. Carlisle Barracks is home of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center, an archives and museum complex open to the public. Carlisle is also home to Penn State Dickinson School of Law and Dickinson College. Dickinson College is also noted as it was the first college or university chartered after the United States was founded.

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  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  4. ^ "QuickFacts - Carlisle borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2015.