Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
Metropolitan area in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area, officially the Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and also referred to as the Susquehanna Valley, is defined by the Office of Management and Budget as an area consisting of three counties in South Central Pennsylvania, anchored by the cities of Harrisburg and Carlisle.
Harrisburg–Carlisle, Pennsylvania MSA
Susquehanna Valley | |
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Coordinates: 40.27°N 76.87°W / 40.27; -76.87 | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
Principal cities | Harrisburg Carlisle |
Population (2010 est.) | |
• Urban | 444,474 (87th)[1] |
• MSA | 549,475 (98th)[2] |
• CSA | 1,271,801 (46th)[2] |
Time zone | UTC-5 (ET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
As of the 2020 census,[3] the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) had a population of 591,712, making it the fourth-most-populous metropolitan area in Pennsylvania, after the Delaware Valley, Greater Pittsburgh, and the Lehigh Valley.
Since 2012, it has been defined as part of the Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area, which also includes York, Lebanon, and Adams counties.[4]