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, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsLancaster Community Parkpark · under a mileMaple Grove Community Parkpark · under a mileLandis Valley Village and Farm Museumstate historic site · 4.8 mi · 102 acresRailroad Museum of Pennsylvaniastate historic site · 9.5 miSamuel S. Lewis State Parkstate park · 11.6 mi · 86 acresSusquehannock State Parkstate park · 12.0 mi · 709 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 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 201034 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 serving the town
Elevation388 ft118 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWhite Deer Run of Lancasterunder a milePost officeBausman Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLancaster Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceLancaster Bureau of Police1.4 miFire stationLancaster Township Fire Department North Station 66under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools11 elementary, 3 middle, 8 otherMiddleWheatland Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryBuchanan Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryLafayette Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeLancaster Theological Seminary1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLancaster Airport LNS6.5 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL59 miInterstateI-7614 miUS highwayUS 2221.4 miAmtrakLancaster, PA LNC2.0 miRailLancasterPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)2.0 miCoachLancaster, PA (Downtown Lancaster In front of Holiday Inn on Chestnut Street, across from Queen Street Garage)OurBus1.5 miTransit67 stops within a mileRed Rose Transit Authority, Berks Area Regional Transportation AuthoritySources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17604 ZIP area.
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