LenkervillePA
A town of 775.
Is Lenkerville a good place to live?
68% of residents live below the poverty line in Lenkerville, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 6 have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Lenkerville. Lenkerville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
775 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lenkerville: who provides what
Lenkerville is unincorporated, so Dauphin County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lenkerville.
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Lenkerville’s workers commute out
In Lenkerville, the mean commuting time is 37 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most working residents leave Lenkerville for work: only 3% work in town. Also worth knowing: between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Lenkerville dropped by 52, to 151. The top destinations are Upper Paxton Township (14%), Washington Township (8%) and Harrisburg (7%).
| Lenkerville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lenkerville: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lenkerville stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with more of its adults who have been diagnosed with depression
Among adults in Lenkerville, 17% report frequent physical distress. CDC measures, 26 in all: Lenkerville beats Pennsylvania on 1 and trails on 12.
| Lenkerville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lenkerville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.5% | 79.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.1% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Lenkerville sells for about $144K at the median
For households in Lenkerville, the share who are owner-occupiers is 89%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Lenkerville, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Lenkerville, 79% come from inland flooding and 7% from hurricanes. On expected storm and flood damage, Lenkerville sits above half of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hersheypark and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lenkerville. Close and well known come first.
23 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
25 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument34 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
23 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
23 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
23 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark ArenaPhoto credits
Hersheypark: 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
Everything we know about Lenkerville
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lenkerville; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Lenkerville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
97% of working residents leave Lenkerville for work
Where Lenkerville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lenkerville
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Lenkerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Upper Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is less than one mile south of the borough of Millersburg along Pennsylvania Route 147, which lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River. As of the 2010 census the population was 550.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 410 ft
Questions about Lenkerville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lenkerville, PA a good place to live?
Lenkerville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.