Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:41 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:29 am – 4:48 pm
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People27 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.314 households79% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F42 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month September34 in of snow a year, on about 16 days30 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Shippensburg station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksLinns Pointpeak · 3.9 miLetterkenny Reservoirreservoir · 3.4 miGunter Valley Reservoirreservoir · 3.7 miTimmons Mountainpeak · 4.8 miShippensburg University of Pennsylvaniacollege · 6.4 miCedar Lakelake · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRoxbury Lion's Club Parkpark · 1.5 miMartin Property Acquisitionrecreation area · 4.9 miBig Spring State Parkstate park · 11.6 miThe Hemlocks Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 99 acresFowlers Hollow State Parkstate park · 12.3 mi · 102 acresFrank E. Masland Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.9 mi · 1,257 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201924 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201924 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
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation751 ft229 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRoxbury Treatment Center5.8 miPost officeLurgan Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLurgan Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceShippensburg Police Department6.6 miFire stationPleasant Hall Volunteer Fire Department - Company 113.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 2 otherSchoolLurgan View Schoolunder a mileElementaryLurgan Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolMcClays Mill Amish School1.1 miCollegeShippensburg University of Pennsylvania6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR27 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD80 miInterstateI-763.4 miUS highwayUS 116.4 miAmtrakHuntingdon, PA HGD34 miCoachHarrisburg, PA (Petro Travel Center at 1201 Harrisburg Ave Route 11, Carlisle, PA 17013)OurBus28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17232 ZIP area.
