Middletown is a town of 9,500 people (2020) in the Harrisburg area of Pennsylvania. The town is old, and diverse historic architectural styles abound. Middletown has everything from log houses, some whose construction is obscured by modern siding, to Victorian mansions.

Get in

By plane

1 Harrisburg International Airport (MDT ^IATA)

By train

• 2 Middletown Station, 270 West Emaus Street. Amtrak station short distance away from downtown and Harrisburg International Airport. Several trains daily from Harrisburg and other nearby towns,. (updated Apr 2022)

By car

• Pennsylvania Routes 230 (Main St./West Harrisburg Pike) and 441 (Union St.) pass through.

By bus

• Capital Area Transit (CAT) bus route 7 from downtown Harrisburg and the airport (M-Sa).

Get around

Capital Area Transit (CAT) bus route 7 runs through part of downtown. However, the town is very easily explored on foot or by car.

Do

1 Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad, 136 Brown St, 17057, ☏ +1 717-944 4435. (updated May 2022)

Learn

• 1 Penn State Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, 17057, ☏ +1 717-948-6020. A branch campus of the Penn State University.  

Eat

Budget

• 1 Kuppy's Diner, Brown & Poplar St., 17057, ☏ +1 717-944-5122. Where the locals eat. $5-15. 
• 2 J & J Pizza, 288 E Main St., 17057, ☏ +1 717-944-1313. Pizza, Italian style. $5-15. 
• 3 Roberto's Pizza Subs And Brew, 23 S Union St, ☏ +1 717-944 1298. M-Th 11AM-9PM, F Sa 11AM-10PM, Su noon-9PM. (updated Nov 2022)

Mid-range

• 4 The Brownstone Cafe, 1 North Union St., 17057, ☏ +1 717-944-3301. Great American fare. $10-20. 

Splurge

• 5 Alfred's Victorian, 38 North Union St., 17057, ☏ +1 717-944-5373. A great place for celebrations. $20-40. 

Sleep

Mid-range

• 1 Holiday Inn Harrisburg East, an IHG Hotel, 815 S Eisenhower Boulevard, ☏ +1 717-939-1600, toll-free: +1-888-868-5952, fax: +1 717-939-8763. 

Stay safe

Call 911 for emergencies.

Go next

Nearby destinations suitable for day trips include:

• Gettysburg — Explore Civil War country.
• Harrisburg — Explore the Capital of Pennsylvania.
• Hershey (Pennsylvania) — Explore chocolate country.
• Lancaster (Pennsylvania) — Explore Amish country.
• York (Pennsylvania) — Explore Central PA country.

Routes through Middletown

END ← Harrisburg ←	W  E	→ Elizabethtown → Lancaster
Pittsburgh ← Harrisburg ←	W  E	→ King of Prussia → Philadelphia
Ends at ← Harrisburg ←	N  S	→ Continues as
Continues as ←	W  E	→ Elizabethtown → Lancaster