Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

About Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown, PA is a close-knit town located in southeastern Pennsylvania, home to 11,993 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Elizabethtown holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 2.65 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,526 residents per square mile.

📰 Elizabethtown News Today

• Nancy Blakeway Obituary (1938 - 2026) - Elizabethtown, PA - Observer-Reporter Legacy obituary · Aug 17
• Elizabethtown College earns four-star rating on Money’s Best Colleges list Central Penn Business Journal · Aug 17
• Clarence Mummert Obituary (1947 - 2026) - Elizabethtown, PA obits.pennlive.com · Apr 22
• Pa. election 2026: Where governor candidates Garrity and Shapiro stand on energy costs, the environment, and more Spotlight PA · Jul 29
• Elizabethtown Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Elizabethtown Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Elizabethtown — but the Pennsylvania one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 11,993.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Elizabethtown

• Black Gryphon
• Brothers Pizza-Elizabethtown — pizza
• Country Meadows Restaurant
• E Yuan — chinese
• Folklore Coffee (café)
• P&J Pizza — pizza
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• T.J. Rockwell's
• Babbos Pizza — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• House of Oddities · Museum
• Winters Heritage House Museum · Museum
• Engine House and Lincoln Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Elizabethtown

• Bellaire Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• High Family Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Elizabethtown Borough Community Park reviews ★
• Hickory Lane Park reviews ★
• Millstone Plaza reviews ★
• Old Trolley Line Park reviews ★
• Poplar Street Park reviews ★
• Schreiber Quadrangle reviews ★
• Shaw Family Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• The Academic Quad reviews ★
• Wolgemuth Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Elizabethtown

• Bear Creek School
• Conewago El Sch
• East High Street El Sch
• Elizabethtown Area MS
• Elizabethtown Area SHS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Elizabethtown

🏘️ Nearby Communities