PalmdalePA

A town of 1,542.

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Population

1,542

+0% since 2010

Median home value

$261K

Census ACS

Household income

$63K

median

Median age

30.3

years

Jobs based here

684

Balanced

Palmdale’s report card

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Climate85°/22°Summer high · winter low · 24″ snow Commute10 miHalf of commuters travel less Hazards40/100Moderate risk of storm & flood damage Outdoors2 miof trails · 1% conserved

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Weather

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68°

Clear

H 0° · L 55°

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar.

The data

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Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Palmdale has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–40°

Spring40–62°

Summer62–83°

Fall44–64°

Oct 25

typical first frost

Apr 20

typical last frost

+1.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Palmdale

Most working residents leave Palmdale for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Derry (33%), Harrisburg (4%) and Lower Paxton (4%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Palmdale2%

Derry33%

Harrisburg4%

Lower Paxton4%

Lower Swatara3%

10 mi

median commute distance

684

jobs based in Palmdale

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Health

How healthy Palmdale is

Palmdale beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania

0 better4 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Palmdale	PA
Fewer adults seeing a dentist	59.8%	64.4%

Milton S Hershey Medical Center

1.8 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.

40risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanes

paid flood claims since 1979

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Outdoors

1% of Palmdale is conserved land

1.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1%conserved

conserved · 9 of 945 acres

1.6 mi

of trails · 1.1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Palmdale Park	—	9

Housing

Homes in Palmdale sell for about $365K

The median sale price was $365,000 in May 2026.

$365Kmedian sale price

homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

About Palmdale

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Palmdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,308. Palmdale is in the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. Palmdale is in eastern Derry Township and is bordered to the north, west, and south by the community of Hershey. The eastern border of Palmdale is with the borough of Palmyra in Lebanon County. U.S. Route 422 (E. Chocolate Avenue) is the main road through Palmdale. To the east it leads 12 miles (19 km) to Lebanon and 40 miles (64 km) to Reading, while to the west it leads via US 322 17 miles (27 km) to Harrisburg.

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