Local Wiki
Dauphin County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 5, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Wednesdays, 10:00 AM — alternating Workshop Meetings and Legislative Meetings (items discussed at a workshop, voted on the following week's legislative meeting).
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Hearing Room, 4th Floor, Dauphin County Administration Building, 2 S. Second Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101.
- County Clerk
- James M. Zugay, Esq · 717-780-6565 · jzugay@dauphincounty.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.dauphincounty.gov/government/publicly-elected-officials/commissioners/commissioner-meetings
- Board of County Commissioners
- Traditional 3-member Board of County Commissioners (elected at-large). Chairman: Justin Douglas (first elected 2023). Vice-Chairman: Mike Pries. Secretary: George P. Hartwick III (first elected 2004).
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
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 (16)
- Berrysburg (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Dauphin
- Elizabethville
- Gratz
- Halifax (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Highspire (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Hummelstown (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Lykens
- Middletown (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Millersburg
- Paxtang (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Penbrook (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Pillow (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Royalton
- Steelton (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Williamstown
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 (11)
- Central Dauphin SD
- Derry Township SD
- Halifax Area SD
- Harrisburg City SD
- Lower Dauphin SD
- Middletown Area SD
- Millersburg Area SD
- Steelton-Highspire SD
- Susquehanna Township SD
- Upper Dauphin Area SD
- Williams Valley SD
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Airport (1)
- Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Health (1)
- Dauphin-Middle Paxton Joint Public Safety Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Hospital (1)
- Dauphin County Hospital Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)
- Dauphin County Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Harrisburg Housing 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 · Industrial Development (2)
- Dauphin County Industrial Development Authority
- Upper Dauphin Industrial Development Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Multi-Purpose (3)
- Capital Region Water (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Dauphin County General Authority
- Elizabethville Area 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)
- Gratz Borough Building Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Parking (1)
- Harrisburg Parking Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Parks & Recreation (2)
- Dauphin-Middle Paxton Joint Park Authority
- Halifax Area Recreation 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 · Public Transit (1)
- Cumberland-Dauphin-Harrisburg Transit Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Sewer (16)
- Berrysburg Muncipal (Sewer) Authority
- Conewago Municipal Authority
- Derry Township Municipal (Sewer) Authority
- Gratz Borough Municipal (Sewer) Authority
- Halifax Borough Stormwater Authority
- Highspire Borough Authority
- Lower Paxton Township (Sewer) Authority
- Lower Swatara Township Municipal Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Penbrook Borough Storm Water Authority
- South Hanover Township Sewer Authority
- Steelton Borough Stormwater Authority
- Susquehanna Township (Sewer) Authority
- Swatara Township (Sewer) Authority
- Washington Township (Sewer) Authority
- West Hanover Township Sewer and Water Authority
- Williamstown Borough 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 (4)
- Halifax Area Water and Sewer Authority
- Lykens Borough (Water and Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Millersburg Area (Water and Sewer) Authority
- Royalton Borough (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 (2)
- Pillow Borough (Water) Authority
- Williamstown Borough (Water) 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