Local servicesHospitalUPMC Hanover1.9 miPost officeMcSherrystown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMcSherrystown Borough Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceMcSherrystown Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationSoutheastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services Fire Station 291.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolSaint Teresa of Calcutta School - McSherrystown Campusright hereHighDelone Catholic High Schoolunder a mileElementaryConewago Township Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeHarrisburg Area Community College - Gettysburg Campus11.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarrisburg International Airport MDT30 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI47 miInterstateI-8318 miUS highwayUS 304.5 miAmtrakMiddletown, PA MID31 miCoachYork Bus StopGreyhound19 miTransit11 stops within a milerabbittransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17344 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17344 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:40 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:25 am – 4:46 pm
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People3,770 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.21,446 householdsMedian household income $71,688Median home value $203,600Median rent $1,365 a month60% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,287 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting8.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 1,788 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, manufacturing 15%, hospitality, food and recreation 15%Average commute 22 minutes90% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%Source: 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, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksHanover Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miKaiser Lakelake · 3.6 miUpper Pigeon Hill Lake (historical)lake · 4.1 miPigeon Hillpeak · 3.8 miLawrence Baker Sheppard Reservoirreservoir · 4.4 miHigh Rockpeak · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFisher Grouse Farmhousepark · 2.3 miMoul Field Recreation Complexrecreation area · 2.4 miCodorus State Parkstate park · 5.5 mi · 1,169 acresGettysburg National Military Parkhistoric site · 10.0 mi · 4,610 acresEisenhower National Historic Sitehistoric site · 12.5 mi · 690 acresTorrey C Brown Rail Trailstate park · 18.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198436 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201950 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 home84% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation567 ft173 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
