Lower Paxton is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.

The spelling "Paxtang" is from the original American Indian name Peshtank, which meant "standing water".

[6] In the years after Dauphin County was established, the township was slowly divided.

Lower Paxton has remained the same area since Susquehanna Township was formed from it on May 1, 1815.

The northern border of the township follows or is close to the crest of Blue Mountain, the southernmost ridge of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians in this region.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.1 square miles (72.8 km2), all of it land.

There are four unincorporated communities, all of which are census-designated places, in Lower Paxton Township.

28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.