THE UPPER PAXTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Shale Valleys setting.
Upper Paxton township has 25.9 square miles of land in Dauphin County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Upper Paxton and Dauphin County
Upper Paxton is associated with Dauphin County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Upper Paxton by land and water
The Census records 5.34 square miles of water within Upper Paxton, or 17.1% of its total area. It is 11.1 percentage points higher than the 6% recorded for Dauphin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Upper Paxton township has 34.1 times the land area of nearby Millersburg borough (0.76 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

