Hershey, Pennsylvania
| Hershey, Pennsylvania | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Downtown Hershey at the intersection of Chocolate and Cocoa avenues
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| Motto: The Sweetest Place on Earth | |
 Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 40°16′42″N 76°39′4″W / 40.27833°N 76.65111°WCoordinates: 40°16′42″N 76°39′4″W / 40.27833°N 76.65111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Township | Derry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.4 sq mi (37.3 km2) |
| • Land | 14.4 sq mi (37.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 410 ft (120 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,257 |
| • Density | 993/sq mi (383.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17033 |
| Area code(s) | 717 Exchanges: 312, 520, 531, 533, 534 |
| FIPS code | 34-71385 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1176895 |
| Designated | March 2, 2003 |
Hershey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Hershey's chocolates are made in Hershey, which was founded by candy magnate Milton S. Hershey.
The community is located 14 miles (23 km) east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg−Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality, and all its municipal services are provided by Derry Township. The population was 14,257 at the 2010 census.
It is popularly called "Chocolatetown, USA". Hershey is also referred to as "The Sweetest Place on Earth".
Hershey is located in southeastern Dauphin County, in the center and eastern parts of Derry Township. It is bordered to the east by Palmdale (also in Derry Township) and by Campbelltown (in South Londonderry Township, Lebanon County). To the west is the borough of Hummelstown. Over half the population of Derry Township is within the Hershey CDP.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hershey CDP has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.3 km2), of which 14.4 square miles (37.2 km2) is land and 0.058 square miles (0.15 km2), or 0.41%, is water.
As of the 2010 census, there were 14,257 people living there. Hershey was made up of 83.5% White, 6.6% Asian, 6.1% African American, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race, and 2.4% all other.
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