Harrisburg MEPS
Mechanicsburg, PA
The first Harrisburg Induction Station was established at 147 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, 1941. Before that time, all inductees were processed in Philadelphia. After the end of World War II, the induction responsibilities returned to Philadelphia.
During July 1956, the station reopened in Warehouse No. 1 (commissary) at New Cumberland Army Depot. In 1964, the commissary was expanded, forcing the station out; it then moved to a group of pre-World War II buildings below the golf house. It stayed here until it again moved in October 1997 to a single building on Westport Drive in Mechanicsburg, PA.
Living Here
This station is in Cumberland County, in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan area.
People
county268,323
Live in the area
- Median age
- 40.2
- Median household income
- $87,494
- People per household
- 2.40
api.census.gov · Cumberland
Housing
county$277,600
Median home value
- Median rent, two bedroom
- $1,279 a month
api.census.gov · Cumberland
Work
county3.1%
Unemployment rate
- People in the labour force
- 144,272
- As of
- July 2026
data.bls.gov · Cumberland
Cost of living
metro99
Where the national average is 100
- Rents
- 96
- Goods
- 101
- Utilities
- 108
apps.bea.gov · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
Schools
county14.3:1
Students to each teacher
- Public schools
- 57
- School districts
- 10
- As of
- 2023
educationdata.urban.org · Cumberland
Climate
nearby85°F
Warmest month, average high
- Coldest month, average low
- 23°F
- Rain a year
- 40.9 in
- Snow a year
- 28.2 in
ncei.noaa.gov · HARRISBURG CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT, PA US