Local servicesHospitalFulton County Medical Center9.1 miPost officeLemasters Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPeters Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceMercersburg Police Department3.4 miFire stationMercersburg - Montgomery - Peters - Warren Volunteer Fire Department - Company 93.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR13 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD67 miInterstateI-819.2 miUS highwayUS 303.0 miAmtrakHuntingdon, PA HGD44 miCoachHagerstownBayRunner Shuttle17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17231 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:43 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:29 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 25°F36 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month September31 in of snow a year, on about 13 days24 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hagerstown Washington Co Ap station, 13 mi away; snow from Chambersburg 1 Ese
Parks and public landsBuchanan's Birthplace State Parkstate park · 5.1 miAmerican Legion Groundspark · 4.0 mi · 59 acresMontgomery Township Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 72 acresCowans Gap State Parkstate park · 9.1 mi · 1,114 acresIndian Springs Wmastate conservation land · 11.2 mi · 6,479 acresMont Alto State Parkstate park · 17.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201048 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201943 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFranklin County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025270 of 295 days measured25 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Franklin County monitors, PA
Drinking waterChambersburg Boro Water Sysserves 31,048 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation587 ft179 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
