Paxtang, Pennsylvania
Paxtang, Pennsylvania
Peshtank, Paxton | |
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Paxtang Municipal Building and former theater, June 2025 | |
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Location in Dauphin County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. | |
Paxtang Location in Pennsylvania and the United States Paxtang Paxtang (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′39″N 76°50′02″W / 40.26083°N 76.83389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Settled | 1722 |
| Incorporated | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2) |
| • Land | 0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,648 |
| • Density | 4,060.7/sq mi (1,567.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17111 |
| Area code | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-58504 |
| Website | www |
Paxtang is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,640. The borough is a suburb of Harrisburg and is one of the earliest colonial settlements in South Central Pennsylvania.