Cooke is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, home to about 181 people across 20 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17241 and 17324.
Homes sold for a median of $181 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Part is in Cooke, part in West Pennsboro and Penn Township (Cumberland County)
Mostly South Middleton; part is in Cooke
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cooke. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)70 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD64 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA112 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cooke; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Cooke had 201 residents in the 2020 census, up 72% since 2000.
It’s the 2456th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Cumberland County grew from 50,344 residents in 1900 to 259,469 in 2020.
Cumberland County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 45.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 27 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Biglerville, PA weather station (10 miles away).
131,167 jobs at 6,534 businesses in Cumberland County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
32 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cooke’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 5 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 13 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Big Spring SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rock Elem SchNewville | K–5 | 331 | Public | 9.6 mi |
| Newville El SchNewville | K–5 | 351 | Public | 10.5 mi |
| Oak Flat El SchNewville | K–5 | 348 | Public | 9.0 mi |
| Big Spring MSNewville | 6–8 | 550 | Public | 9.7 mi |
| Big Spring HSNewville | 9–12 | 764 | Public | 9.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Rock Academy Newville CampusNewville | 4–12 | 31 | Nonsectarian | 15.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with South Middleton, West Pennsboro, Penn Township (Cumberland County), Lower Mifflin, Upper Frankford, North Newton, Dickinson, Newville, Huntington Township (Adams County), Upper Mifflin, Tyrone Township (Adams County), Menallen Township (Adams County) and Latimore.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.