Shippensburg, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
 St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Shippensburg | |
 Location of Shippensburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. | |
  Shippensburg Location in Pennsylvania and the United States  Shippensburg Shippensburg (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′58″N 77°31′26″W / 40.04944°N 77.52389°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Cumberland and Franklin |
| Settled | 1730 |
| Incorporated | 1819 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Kathy Coy[1] |
| • Borough Manager | Kevin Plasterer |
| • Borough Council President | Michael Fague |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.03 sq mi (5.26 km2) |
| • Land | 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,478 |
| • Estimate (2019)[3] | 5,565 |
| • Density | 2,744.08/sq mi (1,059.39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17257 |
| Area code | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-70352 |
| Website | www |
| Designated | June 01, 1948[4] |
Shippensburg is a borough in Cumberland and Franklin counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Settled in 1730, Shippensburg lies in the Cumberland Valley, 41 miles (66 km) southwest of Harrisburg, and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,478 at the 2020 census.[5]
Shippensburg was incorporated as a borough on January 21, 1819. In the past, there were furniture factories, engine and pump works, and other industrial works located within the town. Shippensburg is the home of the Beistle Company, the oldest manufacturer of decorations and party goods in the U.S. In May 2012, Volvo Construction Equipment began a $100 million expansion project to bring its American headquarters to Shippensburg.[6]
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, one of 14 universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is located just north of the borough limits in Shippensburg Township.
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- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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- ^ "Explore Census Data".
- ^ "Volvo expansion underway in Shippensburg", ABC27 News