Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:38 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:27 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 21°F48 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month July28 in of snow a year, on about 11 days24 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carlisle Wtp station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksSilver Springspring · 3.9 miHidden Springspring · 2.0 miChestnut Hillpeak · 5.1 miUnited States Army War Collegecollege · 5.3 miWhite Rockspeak · 7.5 miDickinson Collegecollege · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsStony Ridge Parkpark · under a mile · 102 acresWillow Mill Parkpark · 2.7 miSheets Island Archipelago Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 61 acresKings Gap State Parkstate park · 13.2 mi · 1,458 acresSouth Mountain (Kings Gap Forest Pools Preserve)state park · 13.8 mi · 68 acresGifford Pinchot State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 361 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198444 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201926 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCumberland County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: 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, Cumberland County monitors, PA
Drinking waterPa American Water Co Westserves 105,127 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
Elevation436 ft133 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHealthSouth Regional Specialty Hospital5.7 miPost officeNew Kingstown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSilver Spring Township Administration Office2.9 miPoliceSilver Spring Township Police Department2.9 miFire stationNew Kingstown Fire Company Station 33under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementarySilver Spring Elementary School1.1 miHighCumberland Valley High School1.1 miMiddleEagle View Middle School1.2 miCollegeUnited States Army War College5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarrisburg International Airport MDT17 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI76 miInterstateI-811.1 miUS highwayUS 11under a mileAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR11 miRailHarrisburgPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)11 miCoachHarrisburg, PA (Petro Travel Center at 1201 Harrisburg Ave Route 11, Carlisle, PA 17013)OurBus3.3 miTransit2 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 17072 ZIP area.
