German consulate in Harrisburg
Germany keeps no office in Harrisburg. For anything consular, the city belongs to the district of New York.
Harrisburg
Consular districts in the United States are fixed and published, so there is no choosing between missions. Pennsylvania belongs to New York.
The drive from Harrisburg to New York is 174 miles and around 3 h 42 min on an empty road. Add to that for the time of day you travel.
The city lies in Dauphin County. That makes it the 2nd furthest of the 6 cities we list in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania also has honorary consuls, at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh. Philadelphia can take passport applications, which may be a much shorter journey than New York.
The same question, answered for other Pennsylvania cities: Upper Darby (105 mi), Allentown (93 mi), Bethlehem (88 mi), Erie (436 mi), Reading (127 mi).
The full picture for the state, including every city and the other German offices in it, is on the Pennsylvania page.
What you can settle without travelling
Some of this does not need the consulate at all.
- Track a passport that is already in progress: it is printed in Berlin and the six to eight weeks are set there, not at the counter that took your application
- Order copies of German civil records for a citizenship file: those come from German municipalities by post, and they are the slowest part of any descent case
- Order a German birth, marriage or death certificate: the registry office of the German town where it happened issues it, and most of them take an online or postal request
This is an independent directory of German consular offices in the United States. It is not operated by the Federal Foreign Office or by any German mission. Fees, opening hours and requirements change: always confirm them with the office before you travel.