Local servicesHospitalGeisinger Lewistown Hospital14.8 miPost officeHoney Grove Post Office1.6 miTown hallTuscarora Township Municipal Building1.5 miFire stationEast Waterford Community Fire Company Station 72.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryLack - Tuscarora Elementary School1.3 miCollegeSouth Hills School of Business and Technology13.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportState College Regional Airport SCE34 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI98 miInterstateI-7617 miUS highwayUS 52211 miAmtrakAmtrak Station LEW13 miCoachLewistown PA - Laskaris Restaurant (LWB)Greyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17035 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17035 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:40 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:29 am – 4:47 pm
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People864 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.0384 householdsMedian household income $47,500Median home value $208,800Median rent $871 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,715 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 328 employedMain industries: manufacturing 22%, transport, warehousing and utilities 18%, retail 11%Average commute 43 minutes86% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, German or Dutch 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month September26 in of snow a year, on about 12 days18 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lewistown station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksScotlandpeak · 3.0 miPennybaker Islandisland · under a mileLittle Mountainpeak · 1.9 miBear Pondlake · 3.3 miMinehart Reservoirreservoir · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFowlers Hollow State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 102 acresBig Spring State Parkstate park · 10.4 miColonel Denning State Parkstate park · 11.8 mi · 257 acresFrank E. Masland Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 1,257 acresThe Hemlocks Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.2 mi · 99 acresJames C. Nelson Wild Areastate wilderness · 14.6 mi · 5,346 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 20194 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 20194 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJuniata County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: 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, 24 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMifflintown Muni Authserves 4,450 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation861 ft262 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
