Shippensburg Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, home to about 4,303 people across 2.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17257.
Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population4,3031,735 per sq mi
Median home value$158,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$156Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Southampton Township (Franklin County); part is in Shippensburg Township
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Around Shippensburg Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)76 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD71 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA126 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Shippensburg Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Shippensburg Township
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 13th DistrictJohn Joyce (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Shippensburg Township had 4,286 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 656th 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 42.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 34 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shippensburg, PA weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Cumberland County
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).
Health care
97 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shippensburg Township.
Nearest hospitals
Wellspan Chambersburg HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Chambersburg10.5 miles
Upmc CarlisleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Carlisle18.1 miles
Wellspan Waynesboro HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Waynesboro20.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
12
Specialist doctors
3
Dentists
7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
22
Mental health providers
26
Physical and occupational therapists
23
Optometrists
3
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
7
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.
Places in and around Shippensburg Township
Parks (4 nearby)
Veterans Memorial Park · 28 acres1.1 mi
Shippensburg Township Park · 21 acres1.1 mi
Eckels Field · 6 acres0.3 mi
Dykeman Park0.6 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Giant1.0 mi
Aldi1.2 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
CVS Pharmacy0.8 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Jeffrey W. & Jo Anne R. Coy Public Library of Shippensburg0.2 mi
Ezra Lehman Memorial Library0.7 mi
Museums (3 nearby)
Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum0.2 mi
Conrail Museum0.2 mi
The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University0.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Huber Art Center0.6 mi
H Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center0.9 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Shippensburg Township
Public schools here are run by Shippensburg Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Grace B Luhrs Univ ElemShippensburg
K–5
132
Public
0.6 mi
James Burd El SchShippensburg
K–3
529
Public
0.9 mi
Nancy Grayson El SchShippensburg
K–3
532
Public
0.8 mi
Shippensburg Area Intrm SchShippensburg
4–5
495
Public
1.0 mi
Shippensburg Area MSShippensburg
6–8
851
Public
1.3 mi
Shippensburg Area SHSShippensburg
9–12
1,097
Public
1.5 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Anchor Christian SchoolShippensburg
K–12
103
Mennonite
3.7 mi
Oak Grove Parochial SchoolShippensburg
1–8
36
Mennonite
2.5 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 Southampton Township (Franklin County), Southampton Township (Cumberland County), Shippensburg Borough (Cumberland County), Shippensburg Borough (Franklin County), Greene Township (Franklin County), South Newton and North Newton.
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