Highspire is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, home to about 2,732 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17034.
Homes sold for a median of $130 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Highspire; also Lower Swatara
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Highspire. 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)72 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)2 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA88 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Highspire; 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.
Highspire had 2,741 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 980th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Dauphin County grew from 114,443 residents in 1900 to 286,401 in 2020.
Dauphin County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 44.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Middletown Harrisburg Intl Ap, PA weather station (2 miles away).
157,994 jobs at 6,951 businesses in Dauphin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Highspire.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
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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.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
Established in 1814.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lower Swatara.
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