Harpenden

Harpenden
Church Green in Harpenden town centre in spring
Harpenden Location within Hertfordshire
Area	4.93 sq mi (12.8 km2)
Population	31,128 (2021: parish) 30,674 (2021: built-up area)[1]
• Density	6,314/sq mi (2,438/km2)
OS grid reference	TL135145
Civil parish	Harpenden Town[2]
District	St Albans
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARPENDEN
Postcode district	AL5
Dialling code	01582
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Website	Harpenden Town Council
List of places UK England Hertfordshire 51°49′03″N 0°21′09″W / 51.8175°N 0.3524°W / 51.8175; -0.3524

Arms of Harpenden Town Council
Crest	On a Wreath of the Colours within Wattled Palings proper a Mount Vert thereon a Hart lodged also proper
Shield	Bendy of six Gules and Argent three Garbs Or a Chief Azure thereon a Pale between two Saltires throughout of the third a Fess dancetté Sable
Motto	Fide Et Laborare (By Faith And Industry)
Granted 4 February 1949 to Harpenden Urban District Council.[3]

Harpenden (/ˈhɑːrpəndən/) is a town and civil parish in the City and District of St Albans in the county of Hertfordshire, England. The population of the built-up area was 30,674 in the 2021 census, while the population of the civil parish was 31,128.^[4][5][6] Harpenden is a commuter town, with a direct rail connection to Central London.