Pennsylvania · Census place 4246376

McSherrystown, Pennsylvania

McSherrystown is a borough in Adams County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 3,161 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 304th largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,161; #304 of 597 in Pennsylvania
Change since 2020: +2.7%; +82 people
Land area: 0.5 sq mi
Density: 6,198 / sq mi; State median 3,911

Orange pin: McSherrystown. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

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McSherrystown population, 2020 to 2024

McSherrystown added 82 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.7%. In the latest year it moved by +24.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,079. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

McSherrystown covers 0.51 square miles of land, for 6,198 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so McSherrystown is denser than the typical town.

What county McSherrystown is in

All of McSherrystown's residents live in Adams County, which had 107,914 residents in 2024. McSherrystown holds 2.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in McSherrystown

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps McSherrystown by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 17344. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a borough that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where McSherrystown is

The Census internal point of McSherrystown is at 39.803500, -77.019900. Harrisburg, the capital, is 32.6 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Hanover, PA (16,728 people), 2.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Baltimore, MD, 41.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 39.803500, -77.019900
DMS: 39°48'12.60"N 77°01'11.64"W
UTM: 18N 327082.2E 4407899.7N
Geohash: dr14rq5b4
Plus code: 87F4RX3J+92

Daylight in McSherrystown

At 39.80° N, McSherrystown gets about 15 h 00 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 39 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near McSherrystown

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Hanover, 2.0 miles away, with 16,728 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of McSherrystown, PA?

3,161 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 82 (2.7%) from 3,079 in July 2020.

What county is McSherrystown in?

Adams County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover McSherrystown?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 17344.

How far is McSherrystown from Harrisburg?

32.6 miles (52.5 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from McSherrystown.

What is the nearest larger city to McSherrystown?

Hanover, PA, with 16,728 residents, 2.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.