Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:39 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:25 am – 4:46 pm
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People4,133 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.41,513 householdsMedian household income $84,712Median home value $250,900Median rent $1,272 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,717 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 2,118 employedMain industries: manufacturing 22%, education and health care 22%, retail 15%Average commute 27 minutes86% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September29 in of snow a year, on about 12 days16 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, York Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Spring Grove
Nearby landmarksUpper Pigeon Hill Lake (historical)lake · 3.3 miHigh Rockpeak · 2.7 miPigeon Hillpeak · 2.9 miLake Meadelake · 7.1 miHanover Reservoirreservoir · 8.9 miYork Sulphur Springsspring · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCommunity Parkpark · 3.2 miRecreational Parkrecreation area · 3.5 miCodorus State Parkstate park · 7.4 mi · 1,169 acresGifford Pinchot State Parkstate park · 12.8 mi · 361 acresGettysburg National Military Parkhistoric site · 13.2 mi · 4,610 acresEisenhower National Historic Sitehistoric site · 16.1 mi · 690 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198433 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201946 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAdams County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025261 of 351 days measured90 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Adams County monitors, PA
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGettysburg Muni Authserves 12,425 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation515 ft157 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUPMC Hanover6.0 miPost officeAbbottstown Post Office1.3 miTown hallAbbottstown Borough Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceAbbottstown Borough Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationNew Oxford United Hook and Ladder Company - Station 33 - 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolParadise Schoolunder a mileCollegeConsolidated School of Business13.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarrisburg International Airport MDT24 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI52 miInterstateI-83 Bus14 miUS highwayUS 30under a mileAmtrakMiddletown, PA MID24 miCoachYork Bus StopGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17301 ZIP area.
