Colonial Park, Pennsylvania | |
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Census-designated place | |
Colonial Park United Church of Christ
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Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania. |
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Coordinates: 40°17′56″N 76°48′33″W / 40.29889°N 76.80917°WCoordinates: 40°17′56″N 76°48′33″W / 40.29889°N 76.80917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Dauphin |
Township | Lower Paxton |
Area | |
• Total | 4.7 sq mi (12.3 km2) |
• Land | 4.7 sq mi (12.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 500 ft (200 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 13,229 |
• Density | 2,781/sq mi (1,073.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 17109 |
Area code(s) | 717 |
FIPS code | 42-15328 |
GNIS feature ID | 1172233 |
Colonial Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,229 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. It uses the Harrisburg ZIP code of 17109 and hosts a great deal of the area's retail activity, including the Colonial Park Mall.
Colonial Park is located in the southwestern quadrant of Lower Paxton Township at 40°17′56″N 76°48′33″W / 40.29889°N 76.80917°W (40.298789, -76.809067). It is bordered to the northeast by Paxtonia and to the west by Progress. Interstate 83 forms the western boundary of the CDP. U.S. Route 22 (Jonestown Road) is the main highway through Colonial Park, leading west 5 miles (8 km) to downtown Harrisburg and east 23 miles (37 km) to Fredericksburg.