Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:40 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:27 am – 4:47 pm
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People5,467 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.22,126 householdsMedian household income $88,571Median home value $258,200Median rent $860 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,706 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 2,711 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, manufacturing 16%, retail 10%Average commute 28 minutes70% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F45 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September27 in of snow a year, on about 12 days21 days above 90°F, 115 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Biglerville station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksBear Mountainpeak · 1.1 miWildcat Knobpeak · under a milePine Grove Furnace State Park Charcoal Hearth Campgroundcampground · 4.8 miFuller Lakelake · 5.1 miHairy Springspring · 5.5 miLong Pine Run Reservoirreservoir · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPine Grove Furnace State Parkstate park · 4.6 mi · 703 acresOakside Community Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 120 acresKings Gap State Parkstate park · 8.0 mi · 1,034 acresCaledonia State Parkstate park · 8.5 mi · 1,120 acresCarbaugh Run Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 828 acresSouth Mountain (Kings Gap Forest Pools Preserve)state park · 10.0 mi · 68 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201048 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201934 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 home90% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBiglerville Water Coserves 2,501 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,082 ft330 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Gettysburg Hospital10.1 miPost officeArendtsville Post Office2.6 miTown hallArendtsville Borough Office2.7 miPoliceBendersville Borough Police Department4.0 miFire stationArendtsville Community Fire Company2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHarrisburg Area Community College - Gettysburg Campus9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR28 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI64 miInterstateI-8111 miUS highwayUS 304.8 miAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR31 miCoachHarrisburg, PA (Petro Travel Center at 1201 Harrisburg Ave Route 11, Carlisle, PA 17013)OurBus21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17307 ZIP area.
