Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Waynesboro Hospital3.3 miPost officeQuincy Post Officeunder a mileTown hallQuincy Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceWaynesboro Police Department3.0 miFire stationMont Alto Volunteer Fire Department - Company 52.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherElementaryMowrey Elementary School1.2 miSchoolProvidence School Oak Hill Building1.8 miCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Mont Alto3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR10 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD59 miInterstateI-817.2 miUS highwayUS 117.6 miAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR49 miCoachHagerstownBayRunner Shuttle13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17247 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17247 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:42 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:27 am – 4:48 pm
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People419 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 81.2208 householdsMedian household income $51,000Median rent $1,572 a month32% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 21°F49 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month September33 in of snow a year, on about 13 days3 days above 90°F, 129 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, S Mtn station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksRound Toppeak · under a mileEagle Rockpeak · 3.9 miPennsylvania State University - Penn State Mont Altocollege · 3.6 miChestnut Springspring · 3.7 miPearl Springspring · 3.8 miRed Run Lakelake · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsQuincy Township Parkpark · under a mileMont Alto State Parkstate park · 3.5 miNorthside Pool and Parkpark · 2.3 miMeeting Of The Pines Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 603 acresBeartown Woods Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.1 miState Parkstate park · 8.7 mi · 118 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201038 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201943 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 home76% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL2% rely on a mobile data plan alone24% 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
Elevation694 ft212 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
