Editing Shippensburg, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
Shippensburg is located in south-central Pennsylvania primarily in Cumberland County, but extending west into Franklin County.

[[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 11]] passes through the center of town as King Street; US 11 leads northeast {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Carlisle, Pennsylvania|Carlisle]], the Cumberland County seat, and southwest {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Chambersburg, Pennsylvania|Chambersburg]], the Franklin County seat. [[Pennsylvania Route 696]] leads north out of Shippensburg as Earl Street and south as Fayette Street. Via PA 696, it is {{convert|6|mi|0}} north to [[Newburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Newburg]] and {{convert|3|mi|0}} south to Exit 24 on [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 533]] leads west out of town as Morris Street, {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Orrstown, Pennsylvania|Orrstown]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 174]] (Walnut Bottom Road) split east from US 11 at the east edge of the borough, leading {{convert|1.5|mi}} to Exit 29 on Interstate 81 and {{convert|6|mi|0}} to the village of Walnut Bottom in [[South Newton Township, Pennsylvania|South Newton Township]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough of Shippensburg has a total area of {{convert|5.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 0.18%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4270352| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Shippensburg borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 18, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085743/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4270352| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Gum Run flows through the center of town, entering from the south and becoming [[Middle Spring Creek]], a northward-flowing tributary of [[Conodoguinet Creek]] and part of the [[Susquehanna River]] watershed. Outside the town, the area consists of mostly field and pasture, some forest, few streams and water holes.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Shippensburg, Pennsylvania (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1911–present)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = yes
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 71
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 97
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F = 104
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 75
|year record high F = 105
|Jan high F = 38.3
|Feb high F = 42.0
|Mar high F = 51.4
|Apr high F = 64.2
|May high F = 74.2
|Jun high F = 82.9
|Jul high F = 87.4
|Aug high F = 85.3
|Sep high F = 77.7
|Oct high F = 65.8
|Nov high F = 53.4
|Dec high F = 42.3
|year high F = 63.7
|Jan mean F = 30.2
|Feb mean F = 32.9
|Mar mean F = 41.0
|Apr mean F = 52.5
|May mean F = 62.5
|Jun mean F = 71.3
|Jul mean F = 75.7
|Aug mean F = 73.7
|Sep mean F = 66.2
|Oct mean F = 54.8
|Nov mean F = 43.7
|Dec mean F = 34.5
|year mean F = 53.2
|Jan low F = 22.1
|Feb low F = 23.8
|Mar low F = 30.7
|Apr low F = 40.8
|May low F = 50.7
|Jun low F = 59.6
|Jul low F = 64.0
|Aug low F = 62.1
|Sep low F = 54.7
|Oct low F = 43.7
|Nov low F = 34.0
|Dec low F = 26.6
|year low F = 42.7
|Jan record low F = −16
|Feb record low F = −10
|Mar record low F = -1
|Apr record low F = 15
|May record low F = 27
|Jun record low F = 38
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 38
|Sep record low F = 29
|Oct record low F = 20
|Nov record low F = 3
|Dec record low F = −8
|year record low F = -16
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.17
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.66
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.70
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.64
|May precipitation inch = 4.01
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.00
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.98
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.34
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.32
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.33
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.98
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.36
|year precipitation inch = 42.49
|Jan snow inch = 9.8
|Feb snow inch = 10.3
|Mar snow inch = 6.7
|Apr snow inch = 0.4
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.2
|Nov snow inch = 0.8
|Dec snow inch = 5.4
|year snow inch = 33.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.9
|Feb precipitation days = 9.8
|Mar precipitation days = 10.7
|Apr precipitation days = 11.6
|May precipitation days = 13.2
|Jun precipitation days = 11.7
|Jul precipitation days = 10.5
|Aug precipitation days = 10.0
|Sep precipitation days = 9.5
|Oct precipitation days = 9.3
|Nov precipitation days = 8.9
|Dec precipitation days = 9.8
|year precipitation days = 125.9
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 5.2
|Feb snow days = 4.9
|Mar snow days = 2.6
|Apr snow days = 0.2
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.8
|Dec snow days = 2.6
|year snow days = 16.4
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ctp
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00368073&format=pdf
| title = Station: Shippensburg, PA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 7, 2021}}</ref>
}}