Duncannon, Pennsylvania

Duncannon, Pennsylvania
Borough
Duncannon
Duncannon
Location of Duncannon in Perry County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Duncannon in Perry County, Pennsylvania.
Duncannon is located in Pennsylvania
Duncannon
Duncannon
Duncannon is located in the United States
Duncannon
Duncannon
Coordinates: 40°23′38″N 77°01′14″W / 40.39389°N 77.02056°W / 40.39389; -77.02056
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPerry
Settled1792
Incorporated1844
Area
[1]
 • Total0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Land0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2] (center of borough)
370 ft (110 m)
Highest elevation
[2] (western edge of borough)
506 ft (154 m)
Lowest elevation
[2] (Susquehanna River)
340 ft (100 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total1,478
 • Density3,631.45/sq mi (1,401.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
17020
Area code717
FIPS code42-20240
WebsiteBorough's website

Duncannon is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,473 at the 2020 census.[4] It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. The center of population of Pennsylvania is located in Duncannon.[5] Lightning Guider Sleds were manufactured in Duncannon from 1904 until 1988.[6] The Appalachian Trail makes its way through the town, going on various streets, and runs mainly along North High Street.[7] It comes off the mountain at 40.3813, -77.0292 lat/long, onto Inn Road.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Duncannon Topo Map, Perry County PA (Duncannon Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 12 July 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ . 12 December 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20011212170351/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt. Archived from the original on 12 December 2001. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ by the Duncan family. Old Sled Works History Accessed April 25, 2010.
  7. ^ "TNM Download". viewer.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-27.