Local servicesHospitalHealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Clinton Campus1.3 miPost officeSouth Lancaster Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLancaster Municipal Building1.0 miPoliceLancaster Town Police Department1.5 miFire stationLancaster Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 4 otherSchoolSouth Lancaster Academyright hereSchoolTrivium School1.1 miSchoolDoctor Franklin Perkins School1.4 miCollegeQuinsigamond Community College10.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWorcester Regional Airport ORH16 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS35 miInterstateI-1902.6 miUS highwayUS 208.8 miAmtrakUnion Station WOR14 miRailNorth LeominsterMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)6.9 miCoachAyer Depot SquareGreyhound9.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01561 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:09 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:12 am – 4:16 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F43 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month October73 in of snow a year, on about 28 days15 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fitchburg Muni Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Worcester Rgnl Ap
Nearby landmarksStill Riverriver · 3.7 miNorth Nashua Riverriver · 1.0 miGeorge Hillpeak · under a mileHawthorn Hillpeak · 1.1 miFour Pondslake · 1.5 miLancaster Millpondreservoir · 1.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBolton Flats Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.0 mi · 59 acresNathaniel Thayer Memorial Parkstate conservation land · 1.0 miConfarm Foreststate conservation land · 1.2 mi · 66 acresCanoe Launch/Main Stpark · under a mileMary Rowlandson Elementary School Playgroundstate conservation land · 1.5 miEastwood Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199431 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWorcester County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025298 of 365 days measured67 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Worcester County monitors, MA
Drinking waterWorcester Dpwp, Water Supply Divisionserves 206,518 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation263 ft80 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program