Mid-Atlantic

Chambersburg

Franklin County, PA

Population

21,917

Walk Score

81 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,035

Median home value

$185,100

Founded

1734

Chambersburg is a borough in and the county seat of Franklin County, in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. It is in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley, and 13 miles (21 km) north of Maryland and the Mason-Dixon line and 52 miles (84 km) southwest of Harrisburg, the state capital. According to the United States Census Bureau, Chambersburg's 2020 population was 21,903. When combined with the surrounding Greene, Hamilton, and Guilford Townships, the population of Greater Chambersburg is 66,340 people. The Chambersburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area includes surrounding Franklin County, and in 2010 included 149,618 people.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Chambersburg Historic District
  • Chambersburg Historic District · listed 1982
  • Eastern Greene Rural Historic District
  • Etters, Jacob, Farmstead
  • Greene Township-Conococheague Rural Historic District
  • Rankin, Archibald, Farmstead
  • Vandreau, Adam, Farmstead
  • Wilson College · listed 1995
  • Cowans Gap State Park Family Cabin District · listed 1987

Notable landmarks

  • Brotherton Farm · listed 1979
  • Brown, John, House · listed 1970
  • Coldbrook Farm · listed 1996
  • Finley, James, House · listed 1974
  • Franklin County Courthouse · listed 1974
  • Franklin County Jail · listed 1970
  • Gass House · listed 1977
  • Mary B. Sharpe School · listed 2024
  • Masonic Temple · listed 1976
  • Memorial Fountain and Statue · listed 1978
  • Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church · listed 1994
  • Townhouse Row · listed 1978
  • Zion Reformed Church · listed 1979

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