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A town of 4,801, settled in 1897. A regional job hub with 4,267 jobs.
Lemoyne is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 364th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $62K. A typical home there costs about $252K, 3.1 years of the Harrisburg metro’s $81K median household income. Lemoyne is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. 55% of households own their home in Lemoyne, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 78% and U.S. towns at 73%.
Where Lemoyne beats most towns.
Where Lemoyne’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lemoyne is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,393 in 1910, 4,659 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 6 maps from 1943 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lemoyne. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
15 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
13 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
13 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
13 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena
in town Stadium & arenaFNB FieldHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain · FNB Field: Whammies Were Here, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lemoyne, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lemoyne.
Lemoyne pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Pennsylvania norm, draws workers from Harrisburg and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
4,267 jobs are based in Lemoyne, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Lemoyne for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Lemoyne is 21 minutes. The top destinations are Harrisburg (14%), Hampden Township (6%) and Lower Allen Township (6%).
| Lemoyne | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by West Shore SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Heights El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 324 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Against the 9,433 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lemoyne’s, it is healthier than 96%, so its A− isn’t only a matter of income. Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 8.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
20% of adults binge drink in Lemoyne. Lemoyne beats the Pennsylvania average on 10 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Lemoyne.
| Lemoyne | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lemoyne | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lemoyne has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lemoyne.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lemoyne grades A− overall with a typical home of about $252K, below the Pennsylvania typical value; only 34 of the 112 Pennsylvania towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical Lemoyne home is worth about $252,000, up 1.8% in a year, 12% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Lemoyne’s median rent is $993 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. 43% of Lemoyne adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Lemoyne has grown 2.6% since 2020, to 4,801 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Lemoyne | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 21% | 18% |
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Lemoyne | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,800, single groups can be off by several points
| Lemoyne | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memorial Park | 0.5 mi | 8 |
| 2. Maple Street Park | 0.1 mi | 12 |
| 3. Negley Park | 0.2 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
5 within 15 miles of the center of Lemoyne
About 6 of every 100 Lemoyne residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Lemoyne is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, which lies across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's capital. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. Lemoyne was incorporated as a borough on May 23, 1905. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 4,659. Lemoyne is served by Interstate 83 and U.S. Routes 11/15. Lemoyne is a part of the West Shore School District.
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5 towns share a border with Lemoyne.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemoyne | #364 | A− | B− | — | B | A− |
| Harrisburg | #1029 | D− | B | D | D− | D |
| Wormleysburg | #511 | B+ | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Lower Allen Township | #429 | B+ | C | B | B | A− |
| New Cumberland | #323 | A− | B | A− | B | B |
| Camp Hill | #18 | A+ | C | A− | A | A |
Lemoyne and Wormleysburg report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lemoyne with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Lemoyne grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #364 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
2 notable people were born here, including Andy Musser and Edson Hendricks.
