Swatara is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Derry Township,

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Dauphin County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Daffin Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 286,401. The county seat and the largest city is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's state capital and ninth ...

, United States, located near Hershey in the

Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area The Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area, officially the Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and also referred to as the Susquehanna Valley, is defined by the Office of Management and Budget as an area consis ...

. The community is also known as Swatara Station and is the site of the historic Curry & Sons Mill, built in 1858.

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Swatara Profile
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area Unincorporated communities in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{DauphinCountyPA-geo-stub