Local servicesHospitalGeisinger Lewistown Hospital12.6 miPost officeMexico Post Officeunder a mileTown hallTurbett Township Municipal Building1.7 miPoliceJuniata County Sheriff's Office3.3 miFire stationFriendship Fire Company Station 11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportState College Regional Airport SCE34 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI101 miInterstateI-7623 miUS highwayUS 322under a mileAmtrakAmtrak Station LEW12 miCoachLewistown PA - Laskaris Restaurant (LWB)Greyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17056 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17056 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:39 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:29 am – 4:45 pm
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People29 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 29.515 households67% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month September26 in of snow a year, on about 12 days18 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lewistown station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsJames C. Nelson Wild Areastate wilderness · 1.5 mi · 5,346 acresWalker Township Parkpark · 1.3 miPort Royal Parkpark · 2.2 miLittle Buffalo State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 989 acresReeds Gap State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 224 acresColonel Denning State Parkstate park · 17.1 mi · 257 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201911 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201911 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJuniata County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025261 of 365 days measured104 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 96main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cumberland County, PA, 26 mi away
Internet at home33% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL33% rely on a mobile data plan alone67% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterOrchard Hills Aptsserves 499 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation423 ft129 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
