Shippensburg Township, Pennsylvania
Shippensburg Township, Pennsylvania | |
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Shippensburg Township Office | |
Map of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Shippensburg Township | |
Map of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Cumberland |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Supervisors |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.53 sq mi (6.55 km2) |
| • Land | 2.52 sq mi (6.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,429 |
• Estimate (2016) | 5,480 |
| • Density | 2,177.5/sq mi (840.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17257 |
| Area code | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-041-70360 |
| Website | shippensburgtownship |
Shippensburg Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the borough of Shippensburg. The population of the township was 5,429 at the 2010 census, up from 4,504 at the 2000 census. The township is the location of the majority of the property of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.