Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:37 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:26 am – 4:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 22°F45 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month July24 in of snow a year, on about 12 days18 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Harrisburg 1 Ne station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Phoenix Harrisburg Campuscollege · 1.6 miWidener University Harrisburg Campuscollege · 2.7 miHess Islandisland · 4.3 miWildwood Lakelake · 3.8 miItalian Lakelake · 4.1 miSheesly Islandisland · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLingle Parkpark · 1.3 miKohl Memorial Parkpark · 1.3 miSheets Island Archipelago Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 61 acresIbberson Conservation Area State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 375 acresGifford Pinchot State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 2,173 acresMemorial Lake State Parkstate park · 14.7 mi · 85 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199442 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201937 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDauphin County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025228 of 365 days measured136 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 101main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Dauphin County monitors, PA
Drinking waterVeolia Waterserves 110,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation479 ft146 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Community Osteopathicunder a milePost officeSwatara Post Office2.5 miTown hallLower Paxton Township Municipal Building1.1 miPoliceLower Paxton Township Police Department1.1 miFire stationProgress Fire Company Station 32under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools5 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high, 9 otherSchoolMerakey Education and Autism Center Harrisburgunder a mileMiddleCentral Dauphin Middle Schoolunder a mileMiddleSusquehanna Township Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Phoenix Harrisburg Campus1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarrisburg International Airport MDT7.5 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI77 miInterstateI-83under a mileUS highwayUS 322under a mileAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR3.4 miRailHarrisburgPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)3.4 miCoachHarrisburg, PA (Harrisburg Transportation Center, bus gate area at the lower level of the station)OurBus3.4 miTransit55 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 17108 ZIP area.
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