West Pennsboro is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, home to about 5,660 people across 30 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17081, and parts of 17015 and 17241 are in West Pennsboro too.
Homes sold for a median of $175 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
All in West Pennsboro
Mostly South Middleton; part is in West Pennsboro
Part is in West Pennsboro, part in Penn Township (Cumberland County) and Lower Mifflin
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside West Pennsboro. 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)77 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD71 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA116 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of West Pennsboro; 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.
West Pennsboro had 5,595 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 503rd 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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 43.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bloserville 1 N, PA weather station (6 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with South Middleton, Middlesex Township (Cumberland County), Dickinson, Silver Spring, Penn Township (Cumberland County), Lower Mifflin, Upper Frankford, North Newton, Lower Frankford, North Middleton, Newville, Upper Mifflin, Monroe Township (Cumberland County) and Cooke.
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.