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Dauphin County (/ˈdɔːfɪn/; Pennsylvania Dutch: Daffin Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 286,401. The county seat is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's state capital and ninth-most populous city. The county was created on March 4, 1785, from part of Lancaster County and was named after Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, the first son of King Louis XVI. Dauphin County is included in the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located within the county is Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station, site of the 1979 nuclear core meltdown. The nuclear power plant closed in 2019. The county is part of the South Central region of the commonwealth.

Key Cities/Towns

City

Harrisburg (county seat)

Boroughs
Berrysburg Dauphin Elizabethville Gratz Halifax Highspire Hummelstown Lykens	Middletown Millersburg Paxtang Penbrook Pillow Royalton Steelton Williamstown

Townships
Conewago Derry East Hanover Halifax Jackson Jefferson Londonderry Lower Paxton	Lower Swatara Lykens Middle Paxton Mifflin Reed Rush South Hanover Susquehanna	Swatara Upper Paxton Washington Wayne West Hanover Wiconisco Williams

Megan's Law Statistics

(Copy from PA Megan's Law Database, click on Community Tools at top then the 3rd "Count of..." link and tally residents only)


County Total	Lifetime	Out of State	Pre-SORNA SVP	SVDC	SVP	Ten-Year	T1	T2	T3
905	265	88	105	0	17	64	143	102	121

Last updated: 09/08/25

Registration Sites

(copy from https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch)

Dauphin Co Prison, 501 MALL RD, HARRISBURG PA 17111, 717-780-6800
State Police Harrisburg, 8000 Bretz Drive, HARRISBURG PA 17112, 717-671-7500
State Police Lykens, 4673 State Route 209, ELIZABETHVILLE PA 17023, 717-362-8700

County parole/probation office contact information

Replace with relevant links:

Local Reentry Resources

If you know of any local reentry organizations in the county, please contact us at contact@parsol.org. Replace with relevant links:

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SOAB Approved Treatment Providers

Reference SOAB website - Remove ones that don't apply

Other PFR-specific resources

State Representatives and Senators

Find your state representatives and senators here: palegis.us.

PARSOL Information

Region & Contact

Region: South Central
Contact:

County Contact

First Name Last Initial

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-(copy county description from wikipedia)
+[[File:Dauphin County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas.svg|thumb]]
+'''Dauphin County''' (/ˈdɔːfɪn/; Pennsylvania Dutch: Daffin Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 286,401. The county seat is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's state capital and ninth-most populous city. The county was created on March 4, 1785, from part of Lancaster County and was named after Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, the first son of King Louis XVI. Dauphin County is included in the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located within the county is Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station, site of the 1979 nuclear core meltdown. The nuclear power plant closed in 2019. The county is part of the South Central region of the commonwealth.
+[[File:Seal of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.svg|thumb]]
 ==Key Cities/Towns==
-* (County Seat)
+'''City'''
-*
+* Harrisburg (county seat)
-*
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Boroughs
+|
+* Berrysburg
+* Dauphin
+* Elizabethville
+* Gratz
+* Halifax
+* Highspire
+* Hummelstown
+* Lykens
+|
+* Middletown
+* Millersburg
+* Paxtang
+* Penbrook
+* Pillow
+* Royalton
+* Steelton
+* Williamstown
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Townships
+|
+* Conewago
+* Derry
+* East Hanover
+* Halifax
+* Jackson
+* Jefferson
+* Londonderry
+* Lower Paxton
+|
+* Lower Swatara
+* Lykens
+* Middle Paxton
+* Mifflin
+* Reed
+* Rush
+* South Hanover
+* Susquehanna
+|
+* Swatara
+* Upper Paxton
+* Washington
+* Wayne
+* West Hanover
+* Wiconisco
+* Williams
+|}
 ==Megan's Law Statistics==
-(Copy from [https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/MegansPublicReports.aspx https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/MegansPublicReports.aspx] residents only)
+(Copy from [https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/ PA Megan's Law Database], click on Community Tools at top then the 3rd "Count of..." link and tally residents only)
-<pre>
+{| class="wikitable"
-County	Lifetime    Out of State    Pre-SORNA SVP   SVDC    SVP  Ten-Year    T1    T2    T3      Total
+|+
-Luzerne 91          65              37              0       35   27          68    81    54      458</pre>
+|'''County Total'''
+|'''Lifetime'''
-Last updated: (insert date)
+|'''Out of State'''
+|'''Pre-SORNA SVP'''
+|'''SVDC'''
+|'''SVP'''
+|'''Ten-Year'''
+|'''T1'''
+|'''T2'''
+|'''T3'''
+|-
+|905
+|265
+|88
+|105
+|0
+|17
+|64
+|143
+|102
+|121
+|}
+Last updated: 09/08/25
 ==Registration Sites==
 (copy from [https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch])
-* a
+* '''Dauphin Co Prison''', 501 MALL RD, HARRISBURG PA 17111, 717-780-6800
-* a
+* '''State Police Harrisburg''', 8000 Bretz Drive, HARRISBURG PA 17112, 717-671-7500
-* a
+* '''State Police Lykens''', 4673 State Route 209, ELIZABETHVILLE PA 17023, 717-362-8700
 ==County parole/probation office contact information==
 Replace with relevant links:
-* [https://www.luzernecounty.org/528/Adult-Probation-Parole Luzerne County Adult Probation]
+* [https://www.dauphincounty.gov/government/court-departments/probation-services/adult-division Adult Probation]
+* [https://www.pa.gov/agencies/cor/resources/parole-supervision/parole-offices#sortCriteria=%40copapwptitle%20ascending%2C%40title%20ascending%2C%40copapwpeducatorname%20ascending State Parole Offices]
-==Local Reentry Organizations==
+==Local Reentry Resources==
-Replace with relevant links:
+If you know of any local reentry organizations in the county, please contact us at [https://parsol.org/contact-us/ contact@parsol.org.] Replace with relevant links:
-* None
+* a
 ==SOAB Approved Treatment Providers==
-Copy from SOAB website - Note PARSOL partners as such.
+Reference  [https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/soab/documents/fortreatmentproviders/documents/treatment%20provider%20listing.pdf SOAB website] - Remove ones that don't apply
-* a
-* b
-==State Representatives==
+* [[Kim Ernest|Kim Ernest, Ph.D.]]
-Replace as relevant from directory at palegis.us.
+* [[Gerald Menaquale|Gerald Menaquale, Jr., M.Ed., CSOTS]]
-* [https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/1965/rep-mike-cabell Rep. Mike Cabell] (R117)
+* [[Molly Simmons|Molly Simmons, MS, LPC, NCC, CSOT]]
-==State Senators==
+==Other PFR-specific resources==
-Replace as relevant from directory at palegis.us.
+* [https://parsol.org PARSOL]
-* [https://www.palegis.us/senate/members/bio/69/sen-david-argall Sen. David Argall] (R29)
+* [https://narsol.org NARSOL]
+* [https://parsol.org/fearless Pennsylvania Fearless Support Group]
+* [https://www.registrymatters.co/ RegistryMatters Podcast]
-==Primary Newspapers==
+==State Representatives and Senators==
-Replace as relevant:
+Find your state representatives and senators here: [https://www.palegis.us/find-my-legislator palegis.us].
-* [https://timesleader.com Wilkes-Barre Times Leader]
-==Primary Broadcast Media==
-Replace as relevant:
-* [https://wnep.com WNEP-TV 16] ABC
-* [https://pahomepage.com WYOU 22/WBRE 28] CBS/NBC
-* [https://wvia.org WVIA-TV44/89.9FM] PBS/NPR
-* [https://fox56.com FOX56] FOX
 =PARSOL Information=
 ==Region & Contact==
-* Northeast
+* '''Region:'''  South Central
-* John D
+* '''Contact:'''
-==Is there a County Contact==
+==County Contact==
-* Yes
+* First Name Last Initial