| Union Deposit, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dauphin |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | South Hanover |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.81 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.78 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 407 |
| Population Density Km2: | 524.8 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 390 |
| Coordinates: | 40.2903°N -76.6819°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 17033 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-78472 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1214018 |
Union Deposit is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in South Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg - Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census the population of Union Deposit was 407 residents.[1]
Union Deposit (formerly called Unionville and Uniontown) was laid out in 1833 by Isaac Hershey (west end) and Philip Wolfersberger (east end).[2] The village's original growth and namesake comes from construction of the Union Canal, which deposited goods in the area, upon where the village boomed from various commercial enterprises.[3]
The community is in southeastern Dauphin County, along the southeastern edge of South Hanover Township. Its southern and eastern border follows Swatara Creek, a southward-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River. Pennsylvania Route 39 (Hershey Road) forms the northeastern edge of the community; it leads southeast 2miles to the center of Hershey and northwest 5miles to Interstate 81.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Union Deposit CDP has a total area of 0.81sqkm, of which 0.78sqkm is land and 0.03sqkm, or 4.19%, is water.[1]
Other unincorporated communities in South Hanover Township: