Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Gettysburg Hospital5.9 miPost officeMcKnightstown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFranklin Township Municipal Building1.8 miPoliceCumberland Township Police Department4.8 miFire stationCashtown Community Fire Department Station 41.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolJesus Is Lord Christian Academy1.3 miElementaryFranklin Township Elementary School1.3 miCollegeLutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR24 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI60 miInterstateI-8115 miUS highwayUS 30under a mileAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR36 miCoachHagerstownBayRunner Shuttle26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17343 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17343 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:41 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:27 am – 4:47 pm
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People31 residentsin the ZIP code area16 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 20°F46 in of rain a yearwettest month September27 in of snow a year, on about 12 days17 days above 90°F, 134 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cashtown 1s station, 1 mi away; snow from Biglerville
Parks and public landsGettysburg National Military Parkhistoric site · 4.7 mi · 4,610 acresEisenhower National Historic Sitehistoric site · 5.5 mi · 690 acresHamiltonban Community Parkpark · 5.2 miCaledonia State Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 1,120 acresCarbaugh Run Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 828 acresGettysburg Recreational Parkrecreation area · 5.5 mi · 50 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201042 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201939 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 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 waterGettysburg Muni Authserves 12,425 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation616 ft188 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
