Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Borough
Downtown Carlisle in April 2011
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Motto:  "Excellence in Community Service"
Location of Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°12′09″N 77°11′42″W / 40.20250°N 77.19500°W / 40.20250; -77.19500
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Cumberland
Settled	1751
Incorporated	1782
Named for	Carlisle, England
Government
• Type	Borough Council
• Mayor	Sean Shultz (D)
• Deputy Mayor	Brenda Landis (D)
Area [1]
• Total	5.43 sq mi (14.07 km2)
• Land	5.42 sq mi (14.05 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	479 ft (146 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	20,118
• Density	3,709.07/sq mi (1,432.19/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	17013, 17015
Area code(s)	717 and 223
FIPS code	42-11272
Website	www.carlislepa.org

Carlisle is a borough in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[3] Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 20,118;^[4] including suburbs in the neighboring townships, 37,695 live in the Carlisle urban cluster. Carlisle is the smaller principal city of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area, which includes Cumberland and Dauphin and Perry counties in South Central Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Army War College, located at Carlisle Barracks, prepares high-level military personnel and civilians for strategic leadership responsibilities. Carlisle Barracks ranks among the oldest U.S. Army installations and the most senior military educational institution in the United States Army. Carlisle Barracks is home of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center, an archives and museum complex open to the public. Carlisle also hosts Penn State Dickinson School of Law and Dickinson College.