Wormleysburg Pennsylvania Map

About Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania

Wormleysburg is a locality in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,077. The population density is 1520.4 people per km². Wormleysburg is located at 40.2629°N, 76.9139°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17043.

Wormleysburg unfurls along the Susquehanna River's western bank, a slender ribbon of settlement where the land gently slopes towards the water's embrace. It lies 1.7 miles west-south-west of Harrisburg, PA (from Harrisburg, PA: bearing 244°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-south-west of Lower Paxton. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of the river, mingling with the faint sweetness of distant fields under cultivation. Mature trees, their branches gnarled with age, cast dappled shadows across quiet streets, their leaves whispering secrets as a breeze, born of the river's vast expanse, drifts inland. Across the water, the larger silhouette of Harrisburg rises, a constant, humming presence, yet here in Wormleysburg, the pace feels slower, more introspective, as if the river's steady current has imbued the very soil with a sense of tranquil persistence. This stretch of the Susquehanna has witnessed centuries of passage, its banks a thoroughfare for indigenous peoples long before European settlers arrived to carve out their own destinies. The local economy, once perhaps tied to the river's bounty and the fertile farmland of Cumberland County, now finds its pulse in the commuter traffic that flows across the bridges connecting it to the state capital, a modern artery feeding the older veins of Wormleysburg. The distinctive character of this riverside borough is one of quiet endurance, a place where the echoes of steamboats and canal barges might still be heard by those who listen closely, a subtle reminder of a time when the river was the dominant force shaping life and commerce.

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Detailed location data for Wormleysburg includes the ZIP code (17011), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Cumberland County (Carlisle), and school district assignment (West Shore 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 Wormleysburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.