Heidlersburg is an

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and

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in Tyrone Township, Adams County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 509. Heidlersburg is located at the crossroads of Pennsylvania Route 234 and Old Harrisburg Road, the former

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. Route 15 now bypasses the town to the east, with access from an exit at Route 234. Gettysburg is to the south, and

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is to the north. Heidlersburg was formerly known as Starry Town. There is a volunteer fire company, Company 25. The two churches in Heidlersburg are Heidlersburg United Brethren in Christ Church and St. Mark's Lutheran Church.

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Heidlersburg Fire Company
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Adams County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Adams County, Pennsylvania {{AdamsCountyPA-geo-stub