Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Gettysburg Hospitalunder a milePost officeGettysburg Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGettysburg Borough Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceGettysburg Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationGettysburg Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddleGettysburg Area Middle Schoolright hereElementaryLincoln Elementary Schoolright hereElementaryVida Charter Schoolunder a mileCollegeGettysburg Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR28 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI54 miInterstateI-8120 miUS highwayUS 15 Busunder a mileAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR35 miCoachFrederick, MD (North Frederick Park & Ride at 2810 Monocacy Blvd, Frederick, MD)OurBus27 miTransit33 stops within a milerabbittransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17325 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17325 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:40 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:26 am – 4:47 pm
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People29,857 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.711,148 householdsMedian household income $79,351Median home value $278,800Median rent $956 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,788 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 14,417 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, manufacturing 12%, retail 10%Average commute 25 minutes71% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 13% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 21°F44 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month June27 in of snow a year, on about 12 days21 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Eisenhower Nhs station, 2 mi away; snow from Biglerville
Nearby landmarksLake Heritagelake · 2.5 miGettysburg Collegecollege · under a mileLutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburgcollege · 1.0 miRound Toppeak · 2.8 miCemetery Hillpeak · under a mileSpanglers Springspring · 1.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGettysburg National Military Parkhistoric site · within reach · 4,610 acresGettysburg Recreational Parkrecreation area · under a mile · 50 acresEisenhower National Historic Sitehistoric site · 2.3 mi · 690 acresStraban Township Recreation Parkrecreation area · 2.6 miCarbaugh Run Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 828 acresCaledonia State Parkstate park · 13.9 mi · 1,120 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 198447 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201944 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 subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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 serving the town
Elevation539 ft164 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
