Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:35 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:22 am – 4:42 pm
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People3,042 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 22.6773 householdsMedian household income $108,774Median home value $409,700Median rent $1,527 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,920 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.0% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 1,349 employedMain industries: retail 24%, construction 20%, manufacturing 16%Average commute 27 minutes48% drive alone, 37% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher68% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 71%, German or Dutch 25%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Spanish 1%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 24°F47 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month September34 in of snow a year, on about 17 days20 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Holland 2 Se station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksDry Hillpeak · 3.6 miGap Hillpeak · 2.6 miNew Holland Reservoirreservoir · 5.1 miStrasburg Reservoirreservoir · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSalisbury Township Community Parkpark · 1.4 miNixon County Park Expansionrecreation area · 1.6 miRailroad Museum of Pennsylvaniastate historic site · 6.8 miSgl 052state recreation area · 13.9 mi · 73 acresLandis Valley Village and Farm Museumstate historic site · 13.9 mi · 102 acresEphrata Cloisterstate historic site · 14.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199422 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201050 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighLancaster County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025221 of 365 days measured142 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 119main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lancaster County monitors, PA
Internet at home67% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone32% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Lancasterserves 120,000 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation474 ft144 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 11 otherSchoolAmish Road Schoolunder a mileSchoolByerstown Schoolunder a mileSchoolMillwood School1.0 miCollegeEastern Mennonite University - Lancaster11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLancaster Airport LNS16 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL43 miInterstateI-7612 miUS highwayUS 303.1 miAmtrakParkesburg, PA PAR7.1 miRailParkesburg AmtrakPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)7.1 miCoachLancaster, PA (Downtown Lancaster In front of Holiday Inn on Chestnut Street, across from Queen Street Garage)OurBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17535 ZIP area.
