Local servicesHospitalWhite Deer Run of Lancaster2.0 miPost officeDowntown Lancaster Post Office1.6 miTown hallLancaster Municipal Building1.6 miPoliceLancaster County Sheriff's Office1.5 miFire stationLancaster City Bureau of Fire Station 64 - 61.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools11 elementary, 3 middle, 6 otherElementaryWay of Jesus Academyunder a mileElementaryGeorge Washington Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryPrice Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeThaddeus Stevens College of Technology1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLancaster Airport LNS7.1 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL57 miInterstateI-7615 miUS highwayUS 222under a mileAmtrakLancaster, PA LNC2.5 miRailLancasterPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)2.5 miCoachLancaster, PA (Downtown Lancaster In front of Holiday Inn on Chestnut Street, across from Queen Street Garage)OurBus1.6 miTransit27 stops within a mileRed Rose Transit Authority, Berks Area Regional Transportation AuthoritySources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:36 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:23 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F44 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month September21 in of snow a year, on about 8 days20 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lancaster 2ne Fltr Plt station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksThaddeus Stevens College of Technologycollege · 1.4 miPennsylvania College of Art and Designcollege · 1.7 miBig Springspring · 2.8 miRocky Springspring · 1.3 miGroff Millreservoir · 3.0 miChestnut Hillpeak · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLancaster County Central Parkpark · within reach · 588 acresBuchmiller Parkpark · under a mile · 64 acresLandis Valley Village and Farm Museumstate historic site · 5.1 mi · 102 acresRailroad Museum of Pennsylvaniastate historic site · 7.6 miSusquehannock State Parkstate park · 11.4 mi · 709 acresSamuel S. Lewis State Parkstate park · 13.2 mi · 86 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199426 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201036 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighLancaster County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025221 of 365 days measured142 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 119main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lancaster County monitors, PA
Drinking waterCity of Lancasterserves 120,000 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation291 ft89 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
