Local servicesHospitalLancaster General Hospital5.3 miPost officeLampeter Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWest Lampeter Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceWest Lampeter Township Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationLampeter Fire Company 1 Station 54under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 4 otherHighLampeter - Strasburg High Schoolunder a mileMiddleMartin Meylin Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryHans Herr Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCentral Pennsylvania College - Lancaster Campus3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLancaster Airport LNS9.7 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL53 miInterstateI-7617 miUS highwayUS 222under a mileAmtrakLancaster, PA LNC5.8 miRailLancasterPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)5.8 miCoachLancaster, PA (Downtown Lancaster In front of Holiday Inn on Chestnut Street, across from Queen Street Garage)OurBus5.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17537 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17537 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:36 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:23 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F44 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month September21 in of snow a year, on about 8 days20 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lancaster 2ne Fltr Plt station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Springspring · 1.2 miBunker Hillpeak · 3.0 miCentral Pennsylvania College - Lancaster Campuscollege · 3.7 miOak Hillpeak · 4.7 miHarrisburg Area Community College Lancaster Campuscollege · 4.0 miGroff Millreservoir · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJemet Propertyrecreation area · under a mile · 52 acresVillage Parkpark · under a mile · 55 acresRailroad Museum of Pennsylvaniastate historic site · 4.0 miLandis Valley Village and Farm Museumstate historic site · 7.4 mi · 102 acresSusquehannock State Parkstate park · 10.6 mi · 709 acresEphrata Cloisterstate historic site · 13.6 miSource: 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 199426 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201040 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
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
Elevation415 ft126 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
