Local servicesHospitalHoffman Homes for Youth3.3 miPost officeLittlestown Post Office1.7 miTown hallLittlestown Borough Municipal Building1.4 miPoliceLittlestown Police Department1.4 miFire stationAlpha Fire Company 1 Station 201.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryAlloway Creek Elementary School1.5 miMiddleMaple Avenue Middle School1.7 miHighLittlestown Senior High School1.7 miCollegeHarrisburg Area Community College - Gettysburg Campus8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR33 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI47 miInterstateI-8324 miUS highwayUS 155.4 miAmtrakMiddletown, PA MID37 miCoachFrederick, MD (North Frederick Park & Ride at 2810 Monocacy Blvd, Frederick, MD)OurBus25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17340 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17340 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:40 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:26 am – 4:47 pm
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People11,403 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.84,322 householdsMedian household income $84,858Median home value $276,700Median rent $1,179 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,890 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 5,712 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 16%, retail 12%Average commute 32 minutes74% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F44 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month September28 in of snow a year, on about 14 days18 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hanover 4 Sw station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsHartlaub Tract Acquisitionpark · 1.2 miLittlestown Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 52 acresGettysburg National Military Parkhistoric site · 6.0 mi · 4,610 acresEisenhower National Historic Sitehistoric site · 7.8 mi · 690 acresCodorus State Parkstate park · 10.4 mi · 2,290 acresAvondale Wmastate conservation land · 14.2 mi · 184 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198442 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAdams County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025261 of 351 days measured90 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Adams County monitors, PA
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLittlestown Boroserves 7,300 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202162 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation551 ft168 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
