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 – 4:46 pm
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People4,433 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.51,735 householdsMedian household income $77,824Median home value $254,100Median rent $869 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,866 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 2,398 employedMain industries: retail 17%, manufacturing 14%, education and health care 13%Average commute 28 minutes81% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 6%2% 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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksRound Toppeak · 2.7 miPole Steeplepeak · 1.6 miFuller Lakelake · 3.3 miPine Grove Furnace State Park Charcoal Hearth Campgroundcampground · 4.0 miLaurel Forge Pondlake · 1.9 miMount Holly Springs Reservoirreservoir · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPine Grove Furnace State Parkstate park · 2.0 miKings Gap State Parkstate park · 3.6 mi · 1,458 acresSouth Mountain (Kings Gap Forest Pools Preserve)state park · 5.4 mi · 68 acresPenn Township Volunteer Fire Company Parkpark · 6.2 miTrine Parkpark · 6.2 miGettysburg National Military Parkhistoric site · 13.4 mi · 4,610 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198447 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201931 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 subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% 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
Elevation996 ft304 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUPMC Carlisle10.6 miPost officePeach Glen Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBendersville Borough Municipal Building3.2 miPoliceBendersville Borough Police Department3.2 miFire stationBendersville Community Fire Company Station 73.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeThe Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarrisburg International Airport MDT28 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI66 miInterstateI-819.4 miUS highwayUS 156.9 miAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR25 miCoachHarrisburg, PA (Petro Travel Center at 1201 Harrisburg Ave Route 11, Carlisle, PA 17013)OurBus15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17324 ZIP area.
