West Shore (Harrisburg)

The West Shore of the Harrisburg area is a group of western suburbs of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in proximity to the right bank of the Susquehanna River. This distinct area is located mainly in eastern Cumberland County but also in SE Perry County and far northern York County. The substantial width of the river adjacent to Harrisburg contributes to the local perception of the existence of an East Shore and a West Shore.

The Patriot-News has a West Shore edition for local news and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) junction with Interstate 83 located just south of New Cumberland in Fairview Township, York County is named the Harrisburg West Shore Interchange. The West Shore Farmers Market is located in Lemoyne. The West Shore School District includes municipalities in Cumberland and York Counties.

The communities commonly considered on the West Shore include the following:

Cumberland County

Boroughs:

Townships:

Perry County

Boroughs:

Townships:

Penn
Rye

York County

Boroughs:

Townships:

Susquehanna Valley

Principal City	Harrisburg

Major East Shore suburbs	Colonial Park Hershey Hummelstown Lebanon Linglestown Middletown Progress Steelton

Major West Shore suburbs	Camp Hill Carlisle Enola Marysville Mechanicsburg New Cumberland Newville Shippensburg

Counties	Cumberland County Dauphin County Lebanon County Perry County

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