County · code 42099
Perry CountyPennsylvania
Perry County is in Pennsylvania and was formed in 1820, with its seat in Bloomfield.
- Founded1820
- County seatBloomfield
- Named forOliver Hazard Perry
- Land area551 sq mi + 4.1 sq mi water
- Population45,842 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped22,489 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Perry on the map of Pennsylvania
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History
Formed in 1820 from Cumberland County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Perry County was created from Cumberland County in 1820. It was named after Oliver Hazard Perry. In 1868, Perry gained a small area from Dauphin County to accommodate a local property owner.
- 1820Perry County created Perry created from Cumberland. · Pa. Laws 1819-1820, ch. 68, sec. 1/p. 92
- 1841Boundary clarified Boundary between Perry and Franklin redefined (no change).with Franklinno change· Pa. Laws 1841, no. 111, sec. 5/p. 294
- 1868Gained territory Perry gained small area from Dauphin to accommodate local property owner. · History of . . . the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys, 2:943, 1072; Pa. Laws 1868, no. 375, sec. 1/pp. 413-414
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Perry
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 22,489 parcels from Perry County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 12 October 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Perry County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Perry by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Perry County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Perry County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Perry County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Perry County
- When was Perry County founded?
- Perry County was founded in 1820, formed from Cumberland County, and named after Oliver Hazard Perry.
- What is the county seat of Perry County?
- The county seat of Perry County is Bloomfield.
- Is there an online parcel map for Perry County?
- Yes. Perry County publishes a parcel map of 22,489 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Perry County's boundary or name changed?
- Perry County was created in 1820 from Cumberland County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Dauphin County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Perry County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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