Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Waynesboro Hospital2.6 miPost officeRouzerville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWashington Township Municipal Building1.9 miPoliceWashington Township Police Department1.9 miFire stationWaynesboro Fire Department Company 2 - Station 22.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryHooverville Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Mont Alto7.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR11 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD55 miInterstateI-8111 miUS highwayUS 159.2 miAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR50 miCoachHagerstownBayRunner Shuttle12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17250 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17250 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:42 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:27 am – 4:48 pm
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People56 residentsin the ZIP code area27 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 22°F49 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month September33 in of snow a year, on about 13 days20 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Smithsburg 2nw station, 6 mi away; rain from Catoctin Mtn Park; snow from S Mtn
Nearby landmarksRed Run Lakelake · under a mileComet Lakelake · under a mileMount Dunloppeak · 1.8 miGlen Afton Springspring · 1.6 miWaynesboro Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miJacks Mountainpeak · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRed Run Parkpark · under a milePine Hill Park Expansionrecreation area · under a mileState Parkstate park · 3.5 mi · 118 acresBeartown Woods Natural Areastate conservation land · 1.6 miMont Alto State Parkstate park · 7.0 miSouth Mountain State Parkstate park · 8.5 miSource: 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 201033 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201947 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% 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
Elevation744 ft227 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
