Thompsontown, Pennsylvania

About Thompsontown

Set in the central part of Pennsylvania, Thompsontown is a tiny community with an estimated population of 635.

Thompsontown holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 0.33 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,924 residents per square mile.

📰 Thompsontown News Today

• Coroner called to mobile home fire in Juniata County WGAL · May 5
• Pa. man dies in fire after running back into home to rescue his cat PennLive.com · May 6
• Christine Symmerman aka Jane "Swailes" Taylor Obituary (2026) - Thompsontown, PA - Guss Funeral Home, Inc. Legacy obituary · Feb 24
• Gerald E. "Jerry" Schlegel Jr. Obituary (2026) - Thompsontown, PA - Brown Funeral Homes, Inc. - McAlisterville Legacy obituary · Feb 9
• Thompsontown, PA Weather Radar AccuWeather · Sep 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Thompsontown Unique

• The only place in America named Thompsontown — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Thompsontown

• Haldeman Park reviews ★
• State Game Lands Number 171 · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Thompsontown

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