Local servicesHospitalArkview Recovery Center2.9 miPost officeGrantham Post Office1.2 miTown hallUpper Allen Township Municipal Building1.3 miPoliceUpper Allen Police Department1.3 miFire stationUpper Allen Township Fire Department Station 231.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarrisburg International Airport MDT12 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI71 miInterstateI-762.0 miUS highwayUS 151.6 miAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR8.4 miRailHarrisburgPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)8.4 miCoachHarrisburg, PA (326 Chestnut Street btwn. South 4th & Dewberry in front of bus shelter, west side of block, across from train station driveway)OurBus8.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:38 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:26 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 25°F41 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month July24 in of snow a year, on about 12 days26 days above 90°F, 102 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Harrisburg Cptl Cy Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Harrisburg 1 Ne
Parks and public landsSimpson Parkpark · under a mileUpper Allen Township Community Parkpark · 1.2 miGifford Pinchot State Parkstate park · 6.8 mi · 2,173 acresSheets Island Archipelago Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 61 acresKings Gap State Parkstate park · 15.5 mi · 1,458 acresSouth Mountain (Kings Gap Forest Pools Preserve)state park · 16.6 mi · 68 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198437 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201933 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCumberland County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025261 of 365 days measured104 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 96main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cumberland County monitors, PA
Drinking waterPa American Water Co Westserves 105,127 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
Elevation461 ft141 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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