Local servicesHospitalThe GateHouse Lititz4.5 miPost officeElm Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPenn Township Municipal Building2.6 miPoliceManheim Borough Police Department3.8 miFire stationPenryn Fire Company 1 Station 281.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 otherSchoolOak Lane Mennonite School1.1 miSchoolElm School1.2 miSchoolLime Rock School1.7 miCollegeLancaster Bible College9.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLancaster Airport LNS6.3 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL63 miInterstateI-763.8 miUS highwayUS 3222.3 miAmtrakLancaster, PA LNC11 miRailLancasterPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)11 miCoachLancaster, PA (Downtown Lancaster In front of Holiday Inn on Chestnut Street, across from Queen Street Garage)OurBus12 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 min5:36 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:24 am – 4:42 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F42 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month June23 in of snow a year, on about 14 days18 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lancaster Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Landisville 2 Nw
Parks and public landsSpeedwell Forge County Parkpark · under a mile · 412 acresSpeedwell Forgepark · 1.4 miCornwall Iron Furnacestate historic site · 5.5 miLandis Valley Village and Farm Museumstate historic site · 8.1 mi · 102 acresEphrata Cloisterstate historic site · 8.3 miSgl 225state recreation area · 10.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199419 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201034 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighLancaster County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025221 of 365 days measured142 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 119main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lancaster County monitors, PA
Drinking waterCity of Lancasterserves 120,000 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation615 ft187 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
