Local Wiki
Cumberland County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 5, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Every other Wednesday, 1:30 PM.
- Meeting location
- Board of Commissioners Hearing Room, Cumberland County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Carlisle, PA 17013 (in-person, with Zoom option).
- County Clerk
- Susan G. Turner · 717.240.6370 · sgturner@cumberlandcountypa.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.cumberlandcountypa.gov/AgendaCenter
- Board of County Commissioners
- Traditional 3-member Board of County Commissioners (elected at-large). Chairman: Kelly Neiderer. Vice Chairman: Jean Foschi. Secretary: Gary Eichelberger.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Boroughs (11)
- Camp Hill
- Carlisle (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Lemoyne (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Mechanicsburg
- Mount Holly Springs
- New Cumberland
- Newburg
- Newville
- Shippensburg
- Shiremanstown
- Wormleysburg (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (7)
- Big Spring SD
- Camp Hill SD
- Carlisle Area SD
- Cumberland Valley SD
- East Pennsboro Area SD
- Mechanicsburg Area SD
- South Middleton SD
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Education (1)
- West Shore School District Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Hospital (1)
- West Shore Area Hospital Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Industrial Development (4)
- Cumberland County Industrial Development Authority
- East Pennsboro Industrial Development Authority
- Hampden Industrial Development Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Shippensburg Borough Industrial Development Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Other Single Purpose (1)
- Newville Borough Economic Development Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Parks & Recreation (2)
- Letort Regional (Recreation) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Shippensburg Community Parks and Recreation Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Sewer (9)
- Camp Hill Borough Municipal Authority
- Cumberland Franklin Joint Municipal (Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Hampden Township Sewer Authority
- Lemoyne Borough Municipal Authority
- Lower Allen Township (Sewer) Authority
- Lower Allen Township Stormwater Authority
- Newburg Hopewell Joint (Sewer) Authority
- Silver Spring Township (Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- West Pennsboro Municipal (Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Water & Sewer (6)
- Middlesex Township Municipal (Water and Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Mt Holly Springs Borough (Water and Sewer) Authority
- Newville Borough Water and Sewer Authority
- North Middleton Authority
- Shippensburg Borough (Water and Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- South Middleton Township Municipal (Water and Sewer) Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Water Supply (3)
- Carlisle Borough Municipal Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Cumberland County Municipal Authority
- Dickinson Township Municipal Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026