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==Geography== Lower Allen is located in eastern Cumberland County, occupying the northeastern corner of Lower Allen Township at {{coord|40|13|41|N|76|54|8|W|region:US_type:city}} (40.227990, -76.902305).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=2011-04-23| date=2011-02-12| title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The CDP consists of several suburban neighborhoods in the Harrisburg area, including White Hill, Highland Park, Eberlys Mill, Cedar Cliff, and Allendale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=40.22648,-76.90053&z=13&t=T&marker0=40.22648%2C-76.90053%2CLower%20Allen%5C%2C%20PA| title=Lemoyne, PA 7.5-minute quadrangle| publisher=U.S. Geological Survey |accessdate=June 24, 2015}}</ref> Neighboring communities are the boroughs of [[Camp Hill, Pennsylvania|Camp Hill]] and [[Lemoyne, Pennsylvania|Lemoyne]] to the north and the borough of [[New Cumberland, Pennsylvania|New Cumberland]] to the east. The remainder of Lower Allen Township is to the west and southwest. [[Yellow Breeches Creek]] forms part of the southern boundary of the CDP, across which is [[Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania|Fairview Township]] in [[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]]. [[Interstate 83]] runs along the eastern edge of Lower Allen, with access from Exits 40B and 41A. The Harrisburg [[Capital Beltway (Harrisburg)|Capital Beltway]] ([[Pennsylvania Route 581]]) runs along the northern edge of the CDP. [[U.S. Route 15 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 15]] forms the western extent of the CDP, with the nearest access from Lower Allen Drive at the [[Capital City Mall]], just outside the CDP's limit.According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Lower Allen has a total area of {{convert|5.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|5.7|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.51%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
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