Where is Dauphin County, Pennsylvania?

location of Dauphin county on a map — Location of Dauphin County within the state of Pennsylvania

Dauphin County is a county equivalent area found in Pennsylvania, USA. The county government of Dauphin is found in the county seat of Harrisburg.

With a total 1,445.67 sq. km of land and water area, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania is the 1976th largest county equivalent area in the United States. Home to 271,453 people, Dauphin County has a total 121304 households earning 54066 on average per year.

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania offers the following attraction to visitors: Hersheypark

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania - Quick Facts

FIPS Code	42043
Area Codes	717
Time Zone	EST
Major Cities	Harrisburg (population: 166,489), Hummelstown (population: 22,040), Middletown (population: 21,453), Hershey (population: 17,071), Halifax (population: 8,239), Millersburg (population: 7,198), Dauphin (population: 4,338), Lykens (population: 4,069), Grantville (population: 3,748), Elizabethville (population: 3,555)
Land Area	104,809 sq miles
Water Area	525 sq miles
Household Income	$54,066
Housing Units	121,304
Median Home Value	$158,800
High School Grads	89% of population
Holders of Bachelors Degrees	29% of population
Retail Spending	$15,064 per capita
Food & Accomodation Sales	$676,791 per capita
Universities and Colleges	Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg, Kaplan Career Institute, University of Phoenix-Harrisburg Campus