Plumbing in Camp Hill

Camp Hill at a glance

Camp Hill is a borough of 8,130 people (2020) in Cumberland County, about 3 miles southwest of Harrisburg. Lemoyne lies to the east and Lower Allen to the south, and the borough's homes sit on gently rolling ground with full basements. Big sycamores, oaks and maples line many blocks, which is lovely in summer and hard on clay laterals underground.

What that means for your plumbing

Camp Hill is mostly established neighborhoods with mature trees and older homes. Root-filled sewer laterals and aging supply lines are common; see sewer laterals. Postwar homes on the borough's curving streets are now old enough for their original water heaters and drains to have been replaced at least once.

Highways around it

U.S. Routes 11 and 15 run along the borough's west and north sides, and PA 581, the Capital Beltway, crosses the south side. The borough is compact, so plumbers reach most of it quickly from Harrisburg.

A corporate address

Many large companies in neighboring East Pennsboro Township and Wormleysburg use the Camp Hill postal address, including Harsco and, until 2022, Rite Aid. Tree-lined streets look great but put roots into old laterals; see drain cleaning. Its school district and established neighborhoods keep homes in steady demand.