Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:43 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:30 am – 4:50 pm
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People1,000 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.1417 householdsMedian household income $67,438Median home value $172,000Median rent $800 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,976 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 497 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, manufacturing 23%, transport, warehousing and utilities 13%Average commute 29 minutes85% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 3% 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, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F40 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month June27 in of snow a year, on about 13 days11 days above 90°F, 142 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Everett station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsCowans Gap State Parkstate park · 8.2 mi · 1,114 acresMcConnellsburg Lions Club Parkpark · 7.2 miBuchanan's Birthplace State Parkstate park · 11.4 miWarriors Path State Parkstate park · 15.9 mi · 304 acresFort Tonoloway Spstate park · 21.4 miTrough Creek Wild Areastate wilderness · 21.0 mi · 1,744 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201943 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201943 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFulton County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025285 of 361 days measured76 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Washington County, MD, 31 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMcconnellsburg Boro Muni Authserves 2,000 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 202166 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,027 ft313 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFulton County Medical Center6.3 miPost officeHarrisonville Post Office2.1 miTown hallLicking Creek Township Municipal Building1.5 miPoliceFulton County Sheriff's Office6.8 miFire stationHustontown Area Volunteer Fire Company - Station 575.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAllegany College of Maryland14.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAltoona Blair County Airport AOO24 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD80 miInterstateI-763.2 miUS highwayUS 30under a mileAmtrakHuntingdon, PA HGD34 miCoachHancockBayRunner Shuttle21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17228 ZIP area.
