Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:39 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:25 am – 4:46 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September29 in of snow a year, on about 12 days16 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, York Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from Spring Grove
Nearby landmarksLake Marburglake · 2.3 miGlat Co Lakelake · 2.6 miHigh Rockpeak · 3.8 miHeritage Rail Trail County Park Hanover Junction Station Trailheadpark · 6.6 miBeecher Hillpeak · 6.1 miHeritage Rail Trail County Park Centerville Trailheadpark · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCodorus State Parkstate park · 1.4 mi · 1,169 acresGlatfelter Parcel Acquisitionrecreation area · under a mile · 133 acresJay William Warehime Foundation Parkpark · under a mile · 124 acresTorrey C Brown Rail Trailstate park · 12.9 miGifford Pinchot State Parkstate park · 16.8 mi · 361 acresGettysburg National Military Parkhistoric site · 16.4 mi · 4,610 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 198430 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201048 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateYork County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025217 of 365 days measured145 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 116main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, York County monitors, PA
Drinking waterYork Water Coserves 206,762 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2022: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation551 ft168 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUPMC Hanover4.6 miPost officeCodorus Post Office3.1 miTown hallHeidelberg Township Municipal Building1.0 miPoliceNorthern York County Regional Police Department - Substationunder a mileFire stationPorters Community Fire Company Station 53under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 otherSchoolEbenezer Mennonite Bible School1.2 miSchoolHope Christian School of Hanover1.6 miCollegeYork College Pennsylvania12.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarrisburg International Airport MDT27 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI47 miInterstateI-8311 miUS highwayUS 305.8 miAmtrakElizabethtown, PA ELT27 miCoachYorkFullington Trailways13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17354 ZIP area.
