Hummelstown, Pennsylvania

Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Fredrickstown
Borough
Hummelstown square
Hummelstown square
Motto: 
Your Kind of Town
Location in Dauphin County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Dauphin County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Hummelstown is located in Pennsylvania
Hummelstown
Hummelstown
Location in Pennsylvania and the United States
Hummelstown is located in the United States
Hummelstown
Hummelstown
Hummelstown (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°15′55″N 76°42′31″W / 40.26528°N 76.70861°W / 40.26528; -76.70861
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyDauphin
Settled1762
Incorporated (borough)1874
Government
There are 12 seats on the borough council
 • TypeBorough Council
 • MayorDavid Roeting
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2)
 • Land1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation
[2]
397 ft (121 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
4,544
 • Density3,658.62/sq mi (1,412.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17036
Area code717
FIPS code42-36232[4]
GNIS feature ID1213972[5]
Websitewww.hummelstown.net

Hummelstown is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,535 as of the 2020 census.[6] It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Originally named Fredrickstown, the town was established in 1762.[7] Hummelstown is a Tree City and is located in District 15 of the Pennsylvania State Senate. It is centrally located between Harrisburg and Hershey, making it a common tourist drive-through. It has several businesses and shops designed to capitalize on the tourist travel that passes through town.[8]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Hummelstown". Geographic Names Information System. 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
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  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
  6. ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 13 July 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Hopkins, Thomas Cramer (1896). "The building materials of Pennsylvania: I. Brownstones". Pennsylvania State College. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Clarence M. Busch, State Printer: 48. Retrieved 2009-05-01. place names Hummelstown.
  8. ^ Hummelstown profile, fizber.com; accessed December 3, 2016.