Shippensburg

Shippensburg is a borough in and counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of . Settled in 1730, Shippensburg lies in the Cumberland Valley, 41 miles southwest of , and is part of the Harrisburg metropolitan area.
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  • Type: Town with 5,490 residents
  • Description: borough of Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: Shippensburg, PA” and “Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
  • Postal code: 17257

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seth Grove Stadium.

Stadium
is a on the campus of Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, . The stadium is named for the late J. Seth Grove, former faculty member and coach at Shippensburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mainsville and Mowersville.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 2½ miles south of Shippensburg.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in in northern , in the U.S. state of . is situated 5 miles northwest of Shippensburg.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 6 miles southwest of Shippensburg.

Shippensburg

Latitude
40.05072° or 40° 3′ 3″ north
Longitude
-77.52055° or 77° 31′ 14″ west
Population
5,490
Elevation
656 feet (200 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US SSG
Open location code
87G43F2H+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 34089634
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5212038
Wiki­data ID
Q1184154
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Shippensburg” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: شيبنسبورغ
  • Basque: Shippensburg
  • Belarusian: Шыпенсберг
  • Catalan: Shippensburg
  • Cebuano: Shippensburg
  • Chechen: Шиппенсбург
  • Chinese: Shippensburg
  • Dutch: Shippensburg
  • French: Shippensburg
  • German: Shippensburg
  • Gilaki: شیپنزبرگ (پنسيلوانيا)
  • Gilaki: شیپنزبرگ
  • Haitian: Shippensburg, Pennsilvani
  • Haitian: Shippensburg
  • Hebrew: שיפנסבורג
  • Italian: Shippensburg
  • Japanese: シッペンスバーグ
  • Ladin: Shippensburg
  • Min Nan Chinese: Shippensburg
  • Portuguese: Shippensburg
  • Russian: Шиппенсберг
  • Serbian: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
  • Serbian: Shippensburg
  • Serbo-Croatian: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
  • Serbo-Croatian: Shippensburg
  • Spanish: Shippensburg
  • Tatar: Шиппенсбург
  • Ukrainian: Шиппенсбург
  • Uzbek: Shippensburg
  • Uzbek: Шиппенсбург
  • Vietnamese: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
  • Vietnamese: Shippensburg
  • Volapük: Shippensburg
  • Welsh: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
  • Welsh: Shippensburg

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jeffrey W. & Jo Anne R. Coy Public Library of Shippensburg and Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum.

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