Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Shippensburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the borough and the county. The borough keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Shippensburg offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 borough office pages for Shippensburg, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Borough or county, Police records, Borough Hall, Records requests and Questions.
Borough or county record: where Shippensburg records are kept
- Kept by the Borough of Shippensburg: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the borough's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Cumberland County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not borough records; they are in the Cumberland County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Shippensburg police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Shippensburg police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Shippensburg police records.
- Website: borough.shippensburg.pa.us/Departments/Police (page title: Shippensburg Borough, Shippensburg, PA > Departments > Police)
- Phone: 717-532-2147
- Address: 111 N. Fayette Street, Shippensburg, PA 17257
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the borough police. They are in the Cumberland County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Shippensburg Borough Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the borough's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The borough's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: borough.shippensburg.pa.us (page title: Shippensburg Borough, Shippensburg, PA > Home)
- Phone: 717-532-2147
- Address: 111 N. Fayette Street, Shippensburg, PA 17257
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Shippensburg
Pennsylvania public records law applies to the borough government of Shippensburg. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Shippensburg website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Shippensburg offices listed above, and the borough's own website is borough.shippensburg.pa.us; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Shippensburg?
Request it from the Shippensburg police records unit at borough.shippensburg.pa.us/Departments/Police, phone 717-532-2147. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Shippensburg?
Shippensburg cases are heard by the courts that serve Cumberland County, and people arrested in Shippensburg are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Cumberland County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Shippensburg?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Pennsylvania public records law applies to borough governments.