Summerdale, Pennsylvania

Summerdale, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Summerdale Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°17′37″N 76°55′35″W / 40.29361°N 76.92639°W / 40.29361; -76.92639Coordinates: 40°17′37″N 76°55′35″W / 40.29361°N 76.92639°W / 40.29361; -76.92639
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Cumberland
Township	East Pennsboro
Area
• Total	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
• Land	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	17093
Area code(s)	717
GNIS feature ID	1189024

Summerdale is an unincorporated community located in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2000, the community had an estimated population of 479. Central Pennsylvania College and the Capital Area Intermediate Unit are located in Summerdale. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Summerdale is located at 40°18'41" North, 76°55'54" West,^[1] on the west side of U.S. Route 11/15 and the south side of Interstate 81. These two highways interchange just north of Summerdale.

Summerdale was founded in 1909. As people from Harrisburg came over the river during the summers, a dance hall was erected to support their need to party, thus, starting the town of Summerdale. In 2009, Summerdale held a Centennial Celebration. There was a parade, games, and a year-long celebration dedicated to the small town of Summerdale.

References

1. ↑ "Harrisburg West 7.5-minute quadrangle". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved June 25, 2015. 

	Rye Township, Perry County	Marysville	Overview, Lucknow
	East Pennsboro Township		Estherton
		Summerdale
	West Enola, Mt. Zion	Enola	Harrisburg

Municipalities and communities of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Carlisle
Boroughs	Camp Hill Carlisle Lemoyne Mechanicsburg Mount Holly Springs New Cumberland Newburg Newville Shippensburg‡ Shiremanstown Wormleysburg
Townships	Cooke Dickinson East Pennsboro Hampden Hopewell Lower Allen Lower Frankford Lower Mifflin Middlesex Monroe North Middleton North Newton Penn Shippensburg Silver Spring South Middleton South Newton Southampton Upper Allen Upper Frankford Upper Mifflin West Pennsboro
CDPs	Boiling Springs Enola Lower Allen Messiah College New Kingstown Plainfield Schlusser Shippensburg University West Fairview
Unincorporated communities	Bloserville Bowmansdale Caprivi Entlerville Grantham Lisburn Shepherdstown Sporting Hill Summerdale Wertzville Williams Grove
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties