Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:35 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:23 am – 4:41 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 24°F47 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month September34 in of snow a year, on about 17 days20 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Holland 2 Se station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksEphrata Mountainpeak · 4.0 miDry Hillpeak · 6.8 miIndian Lakelake · 8.5 miNew Holland Reservoirreservoir · 5.6 miPenn Sylvan Health Society Poolreservoir · 7.2 miBlue Lakelake · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTerre Hill Borough Community Parkpark · 1.7 miBrubaker Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 88 acresEphrata Cloisterstate historic site · 5.6 miSgl 052state recreation area · 8.8 mi · 73 acresLandis Valley Village and Farm Museumstate historic site · 10.9 mi · 102 acresSgl 225state recreation area · 12.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199412 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201047 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
Elevation362 ft110 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital5.5 miPost officeTerre Hill Post Office1.9 miTown hallTerre Hill Borough Office1.8 miPoliceNew Holland Police Department3.5 miFire stationMartindale Volunteer Fire Company Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools7 otherSchoolLincoln Independent Schoolunder a mileSchoolHinkletown Mennonite School1.2 miSchoolHillside Parochial School1.3 miCollegePennsylvania College of Health Sciences10.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLancaster Airport LNS11 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL49 miInterstateI-764.3 miUS highwayUS 3221.6 miAmtrakLancaster, PA LNC14 miRailLancasterPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)14 miCoachLancaster, PA (Downtown Lancaster In front of Holiday Inn on Chestnut Street, across from Queen Street Garage)OurBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17549 ZIP area.
