Union Deposit, Pennsylvania | |
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Coordinates: 40°17′25″N 76°40′55″W / 40.29028°N 76.68194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Dauphin |
Township | South Hanover |
Area | |
• Total | 0.31 sq mi (0.81 km2) |
• Land | 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 390 ft (120 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 407 |
• Density | 1,359/sq mi (524.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 17033 |
FIPS code | 42-78472 |
GNIS feature ID | 1214018 |
Union Deposit is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in South Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census the population of Union Deposit was 407 residents.[1]
Union Deposit (formerly called Unionville and Uniontown) was laid out in 1833 by Isaac Hershey (west end) and Philip Wolfersberger (east end).[2] The village's original growth and namesake comes from construction of the Union Canal, which deposited goods in the area, upon where the village boomed from various commercial enterprises.[3]