Lower Swatara is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, home to about 9,796 people across 12 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17034 and 17057.
Homes sold for a median of $149 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Highspire; part is in Lower Swatara
Mostly Middletown Borough; part is in Lower Swatara
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lower Swatara. 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)71 miles away |
|---|---|
| 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, PA86 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lower Swatara; 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.
Lower Swatara had 9,531 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2000.
It’s the 270th 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).
120 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lower Swatara’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 25 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 19 |
| Mental health providers | 16 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 25 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 20 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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 (14 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Established in 1717.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Middletown Area SD, Lower Dauphin SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fink El SchMiddletown | K–5 | 257 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Kunkel El SchMiddletown | K–5 | 369 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Londonderry El SchMiddletown | K–5 | 234 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Robert Reid El SchMiddletown | K–5 | 410 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Middletown Area MSMiddletown | 6–8 | 534 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Middletown Area HSMiddletown | 9–12 | 702 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Sorrows Bvm SchoolMiddletown | Pre-K–8 | 167 | Roman Catholic | 0.6 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 Middletown Borough, Londonderry Township (Dauphin County), Highspire and Royalton.
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.