Camp Hill is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
It is 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Camp Hill has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km2), all land.
[2] It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) with monthly averages ranging from 29.9 °F in January to 74.8 °F in July.
The name "Camp Hill" is believed to stem from a split in the congregation of a Peace Church, located west of the current borough.
Prior to the Civil War, the area was known locally as White Hill, and was a stop along the Cumberland Valley Railroad between Harrisburg and Carlisle.
[9] Penn State Holy Spirit, a 326-bed for-profit hospital is located in Camp Hill and serves as the primary facility for its related health system.
In Harry Turtledove's American Civil War alternate history series of novels, unofficially titled Southern Victory, Camp Hill is the site of a decisive battle in 1862.
In the novels, General Lee's victory at the battle helped to end the War of Secession, granting the Confederacy full independence from the United States.