Mechanicsburg

Geography

Mechanicsburg is located in eastern Cumberland County at . It is in a rich agricultural region known as the Cumberland Valley, a broad zone between South Mountain and the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians. Mechanicsburg is bordered by Silver Spring Township to the northwest, Monroe Township to the southwest, Upper Allen Township to the south, Lower Allen Township to the east, and Hampden Township to the northeast. Pennsylvania Route 641 (Trindle Road) is the main east–west street through the borough, leading east to Camp Hill and west to Carlisle, the county seat. Pennsylvania Route 114 leads north out of town on York Street and south on Market Street. The Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) passes just south of Mechanicsburg, with access to the southeast of town via Exit 236 (U.S. Route 15). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, is water. The hardiness zone is borderline between 6b and 7a, meaning that the annual average absolute minimum temperature is approximately 0 °F.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  25,133
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  20,938
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  19,605
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  18,842
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  17,428
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  16,911
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16,309
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16,220

Most recent

• M 2.81 — 2019-09-15
  5 km ESE of East Berlin, Pennsylvania
• M 3.44 — 2019-06-13
  9 km N of Blain, Pennsylvania
• M 3.05 — 2010-06-03
  4 km ENE of Franklintown, Pennsylvania
• M 2.76 — 2009-10-25
  4 km ENE of Franklintown, Pennsylvania
• M 2.93 — 2009-04-24
  1 km S of Franklintown, Pennsylvania
• M 3.37 — 2008-12-27
  2 km NNE of Landisville, Pennsylvania