Highspire
Highspire is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,741 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 2,399 tabulated in 2010. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 2,600 residents
- Description: borough in southwestern Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “High Spire”, “Highspire, PA”, and “Highspire, Pennsylvania”
- Postal code: 17034
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harrisburg International Airport and Calver Island.
Harrisburg International Airport
Aerodrome
Harrisburg International Airport is a public airport in Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States, nine miles southeast of Harrisburg. It is owned by the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority. Harrisburg International Airport is situated 2 miles southeast of Highspire.
Calver Island
Islet
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Calver Island is a historic archaeological site located on the Susquehanna River in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is known as Pennsylvania Site 36DA89.
Spades Wharf Island
Islet
Spades Wharf Island is a small island in the Susquehanna River in Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, near Highspire, Pennsylvania. Near the Harrisburg International Airport, the island itself is part of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands and is known for its small shape. Spades Wharf Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Highspire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bressler and Enhaut.
Bressler
Village
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Bressler is a Village and census-designated place located in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The community was formerly part of the census-designated place of Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin, before splitting into three separate CDPs for the 2010 census. Bressler is situated 2 miles northwest of Highspire.
Enhaut
Village
Enhaut is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was formerly part of the census-designated place of Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin, before splitting into three separate CDPs for the 2010 census. Enhaut is situated 2½ miles northwest of Highspire.
Oberlin
Village
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Oberlin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was part of the census-designated place of Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin, before it was split into three separate CDPs for the 2010 census. Oberlin is situated 2½ miles northwest of Highspire.
Highspire
- Categories: borough of Pennsylvania and locality
- Location: Borough of Highspire, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.21111° or 40° 12′ 40″ northLongitude
-76.79025° or 76° 47′ 25″ westPopulation
2,600Elevation
318 feet (97 metres)United Nations Location Code
US HGIOpen location code
87G56665+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 158487701OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Highspire” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Highspire”
- Catalan: “Highspire”
- Cebuano: “Highspire”
- Chechen: “Гайспаэр”
- Chinese: “Highspire”
- Dutch: “Highspire”
- French: “Highspire”
- German: “Highspire”
- Gilaki: “هایاسپایر (پنسيلوانيا)”
- Gilaki: “هایاسپایر”
- Haitian: “Highspire, Pennsilvani”
- Haitian: “Highspire”
- Italian: “Highspire”
- Ladin: “Highspire”
- Malagasy: “Highspire, Pennsylvania”
- Malagasy: “Highspire”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Highspire”
- Portuguese: “Highspire”
- Serbian: “Хајспајер”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Highspire, Pennsylvania”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Highspire”
- Spanish: “Highspire (Pensilvania)”
- Spanish: “Highspire”
- Tatar: “Гайспаэр”
- Ukrainian: “Гайспаєр”
- Urdu: “ہائیسپئر، پنسلوانیا”
- Urdu: “ہائیسپئر”
- Uzbek: “Highspire”
- Uzbek: “Ҳигҳспире”
- Vietnamese: “Highspire, Pennsylvania”
- Vietnamese: “Highspire”
- Volapük: “Highspire”
- Welsh: “Highspire, Pennsylvania”
- Welsh: “Highspire”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shope Gardens and Marsh Run.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Peters Church and Highspire Fire Department.
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