Dauphin Pennsylvania Map

About Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Dauphin is a locality in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,075. The population density is 960.8 people per km². Dauphin is located at 40.3673°N, 76.9311°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17018.

Dauphin lies cradled by the embrace of rolling hills, a landscape where the Susquehanna River, a broad, silver ribbon, carves its persistent path. It lies 6.9 miles north-north-west of Harrisburg, PA (from Harrisburg, PA: bearing 339°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-north-west of Lower Paxton. The terrain here is a study in soft transitions, from the fertile valley floor, rich with the promise of harvest, to the steeper slopes that rise toward the horizon, their wooded flanks a deep, verdant green under the expansive Pennsylvania sky. In the late afternoon, the sun, softened by a haze that often drifts in from the west, casts a warm, honeyed light across the cultivated fields and the weathered clapboard of the houses, lending a quiet dignity to the scene. The air itself carries the faint, earthy scent of turned soil and, on warmer days, the distant, sweet perfume of blooming wildflowers. The history of Dauphin is as layered as the sedimentary rock that forms its foundation, a story of early settlers drawn to the river's bounty and the land's fertility. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of Dauphin County, with farms dedicated to corn, soybeans, and dairy shaping the very character of the region. Though the agricultural roots run deep, echoes of a more industrial past can still be felt in the quiet hum of machinery from some of the smaller manufacturing operations that have sustained the local economy. A notable landmark is the Dauphin Narrows Bridge, a graceful arc spanning the Susquehanna, a testament to the engineering that connects communities and facilitates the flow of goods and people, just as the river has always done. The pace of life in Dauphin retains a certain measured quality, a reflection of its rural heritage and the enduring connection to the land.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Dauphin, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Dauphin and Dauphin County.

Detailed location data for Dauphin includes the ZIP code (17018), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Dauphin County (Harrisburg), and school district assignment (Central Dauphin School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Dauphin is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.