Highland Park, Cumberland County
Highland Park, Pennsylvania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Highland Park, Cumberland County.
| City | Highland Park |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Cumberland |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.231757 |
| Longitude | -76.901363 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Highland Park is a locality in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Highland Park is located at 40.2318°N, 76.9014°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17009.0.
Highland Park unfurls across a landscape sculpted by the gentle persistence of water and earth, where rolling terrain gives way to the quiet murmur of nearby creeks. It lies 3.0 miles south-south-west of Harrisburg, PA (from Harrisburg, PA: bearing 197°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-west of Lower Paxton. The land here breathes with the soft green of cultivated fields and the deeper hues of maturing woodlands, a verdant quilt stitched with the silver threads of small waterways that thread their way through the countryside. Sunlight, especially as it slants low in the afternoon, casts long, melancholic shadows across the meadows, imbuing the very air with a sense of ancient stillness. The character of Highland Park is one of quiet endurance, a place where the seasons dictate a steady, unhurried pace, and the distant hum of agricultural machinery is often the loudest sound to break the natural quiet. The history of Highland Park is intertwined with the fertile soil and the industrious spirit of its early settlers, who found here a bounty that sustained them and fostered a burgeoning local economy built on agriculture and a touch of light manufacturing. The echoes of this past can still be discerned in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of older buildings and the enduring traditions of community gatherings that mark the passage of time. While the specific industries may have shifted over the decades, the legacy of hard work and resourcefulness remains a defining characteristic of Highland Park, a quiet testament to the generations who have called this place home. The nearby waterways, once vital arteries for commerce and sustenance, now offer a more serene beauty, reflecting the sky and providing a tranquil counterpoint to the enduring, grounded spirit of the community.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Highland Park, 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 Highland Park and Cumberland County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Highland Park is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Highland Park is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |