Local servicesHospitalRoxbury Treatment Center7.5 miPost officeRoxbury Post Office1.6 miTown hallLurgan Township Municipal Building2.3 miPoliceShippensburg Police Department8.3 miFire stationPleasant Hall Volunteer Fire Department - Company 112.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryLurgan Elementary School1.9 miCollegeShippensburg University of Pennsylvania8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR27 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD80 miInterstateI-763.9 miUS highwayUS 117.2 miAmtrakHuntingdon, PA HGD33 miCoachHarrisburg, PA (Petro Travel Center at 1201 Harrisburg Ave Route 11, Carlisle, PA 17013)OurBus30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17244 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17244 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:41 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:29 am – 4:48 pm
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People2,305 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.6850 householdsMedian household income $74,792Median home value $186,900Median rent $898 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,097 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 1,180 employedMain industries: manufacturing 21%, retail 13%, education and health care 10%Average commute 24 minutes77% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 81%, German or Dutch 18%, other Indo-European languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F42 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month September34 in of snow a year, on about 16 days30 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Shippensburg station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsRoxbury Lion's Club Parkpark · 1.2 miCounty Landpark · 6.8 miBig Spring State Parkstate park · 11.8 miThe Hemlocks Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 99 acresFowlers Hollow State Parkstate park · 13.2 mi · 102 acresCowans Gap State Parkstate park · 14.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201925 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201925 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFranklin County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025270 of 295 days measured25 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Franklin County monitors, PA
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterChambersburg Boro Water Sysserves 31,048 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation755 ft230 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
