Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:39 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:28 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 22°F44 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September28 in of snow a year, on about 11 days11 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bloserville 1 N station, 11 mi away; snow from Carlisle Wtp
Parks and public landsLittle Buffalo State Parkstate park · 5.7 mi · 989 acresLoysville Community Parkpark · 4.0 miJames C. Nelson Wild Areastate wilderness · 5.5 mi · 5,346 acresMark E. Henry Memorial Parkpark · 4.2 miColonel Denning State Parkstate park · 10.2 mi · 257 acresFowlers Hollow State Parkstate park · 17.6 mi · 102 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201911 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201911 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPerry County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: 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, nearest monitors: Cumberland County, PA, 17 mi away
Drinking waterNewport Boro Water Authserves 3,200 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202113 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation812 ft247 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUPMC Carlisle15.8 miPost officeElliotsburg Post Office1.9 miTown hallTyrone Township Municipal Building2.9 miPolicePerry County Sheriff's Office5.6 miFire stationLandisburg Volunteer Fire Company Station 44.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 highHighWest Perry High School1.7 miMiddleWest Perry Middle School1.7 miCollegeTalmudic University5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarrisburg International Airport MDT32 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI91 miInterstateI-7614 miUS highwayUS 3229.5 miAmtrakAmtrak Station LEW20 miCoachHarrisburg, PA (Petro Travel Center at 1201 Harrisburg Ave Route 11, Carlisle, PA 17013)OurBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17031 ZIP area.
