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Millersburg gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $230K for a typical one, or 2.8 years of the Harrisburg metro’s $81K median household income. It grades A overall, 243rd among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. On the plus side, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 93% of U.S. towns. 51% of households own their home in Millersburg, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (78%) and U.S. towns (73%). Millersburg has 1 place on the National Register. Millersburg is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Millersburg beats most towns.
Millersburg Passenger Rail Station
Census counts: 961 in 1860, 2,545 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1894 and 6 maps from 1893 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Millersburg is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Millersburg, 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 Millersburg.
Millersburg pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Pennsylvania norm and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Millersburg is 1.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Millersburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Millersburg Area SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millersburg El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 287 | – |
| Millersburg Area High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 207 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here fell from 796 in 2013 to 601. The average commute for its 1,148 working residents takes 19.6 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Millersburg for work: only 10% work in town. Millersburg’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Millersburg has lost 195 jobs, to 601 in 2023.
| Millersburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Millersburg has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Millersburg grades A overall with a typical home of about $230K, below the Pennsylvania typical value; only 34 of the 112 Pennsylvania towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical Millersburg home is worth about $230,000, up 3.7% in a year, 20% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 34 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Millersburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is MYO Park, at 42 acres.
| Millersburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MYO Park | 0.1 mi | 42 |
| 2. Seal Park | 0.2 mi | 9 |
| 3. Riverfront Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 7,239 U.S. towns with household incomes like Millersburg’s, it is healthier than 83%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Millersburg beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 39% of Millersburg adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Millersburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Millersburg | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Millersburg. Close and well known come first.
24 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
26 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument33 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
23 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
23 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
24 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark ArenaHersheypark: 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
None within 15 miles of Millersburg; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Millersburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Where Millersburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Millersburg.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Millersburg is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,541 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg metropolitan area.
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One town shares a border with Millersburg.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millersburg | #243 | A | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Lenkerville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lenkerville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Millersburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Millersburg grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #243 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, A for safety and C+ for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
3 notable people were born here, including Marvin Wolfgang and Sumner Bowman.
