Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Hershey at the intersection of Chocolate and Cocoa avenues | |
| Motto: The Sweetest Place on Earth[1] | |
 Location of Hershey in Dauphin County (left) and of Dauphin County in Pennsylvania (right) | |
  Hershey  Hershey | |
| Coordinates: 40°16′42″N 76°39′4″W / 40.27833°N 76.65111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Township | Derry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.42 sq mi (37.34 km2) |
| • Land | 14.30 sq mi (37.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2) |
| Elevation | 411 ft (125 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 13,858 |
| • Density | 969.23/sq mi (374.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 17033 |
| Area code | 717 |
| FIPS code | 34-71385 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1176895 |
| Designated | March 2, 2003[4] |
Hershey is a census-designated place (CDP) in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Hershey's chocolates are made in Hershey, which was founded by candy magnate Milton S. Hershey.
The community is located 14 miles (23 km) east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg−Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,858 at the 2020 census.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Experience Hershey, PA". Hershey Entertainment & Resorts. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Hershey CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
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