Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:41 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:29 am – 4:48 pm
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People542 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 29.9164 householdsMedian household income $74,713100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 261 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 30%, professional and business services 15%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 19 minutes53% drive alone, 47% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher73% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, 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 · 3.2 miCounty Landpark · 4.8 miCowans Gap State Parkstate park · 13.7 miCaledonia State Parkstate park · 13.9 mi · 1,120 acresBig Spring State Parkstate park · 13.9 miThe Hemlocks Natural Areastate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 99 acresSource: 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 201927 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201927 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 home59% of households have a broadband subscription38% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone41% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation713 ft217 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRoxbury Treatment Center7.3 miPost officePleasant Hall Post Office1.2 miTown hallLetterkenny Township Building2.4 miPoliceShippensburg Police Department8.1 miFire stationPleasant Hall Volunteer Fire Department - Company 111.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR25 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD78 miInterstateI-765.9 miUS highwayUS 115.9 miAmtrakHuntingdon, PA HGD34 miCoachHagerstownBayRunner Shuttle29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17246 ZIP area.
