Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital3.8 miPost officeReamstown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEast Cocalico Township Municipal Building1.7 miPoliceEast Cocalico Township Police Department1.7 miFire stationReamstown Fire Company 1 Station 17 - 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 2 otherSchoolReamstown Mennonite Schoolunder a mileElementaryReamstown Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolNapierville Mennonite School1.8 miCollegeAlvernia College11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLancaster Airport LNS11 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL52 miInterstateI-761.6 miUS highwayUS 222under a mileAmtrakLancaster, PA LNC15 miRailLancasterPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)15 miCoachReading, PA (Downtown Reading- Bus Shelter 2 at 5th Street & Penn Street. Overnight paid parking is available 1 block away at 5th and Cherry.)OurBus13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:35 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:23 am – 4:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 24°F47 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month September34 in of snow a year, on about 17 days20 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Holland 2 Se station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsReamstown Memorial Parkpark · under a mileFishing Creek Parkpark · 1.0 miEphrata Cloisterstate historic site · 4.1 miSgl 225state recreation area · 8.7 miSgl 052state recreation area · 9.8 mi · 73 acresBlue Marsh Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.0 mi · 5,704 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 19949 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201046 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
Elevation486 ft148 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
