Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:41 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:29 am – 4:48 pm
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People70 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.830 householdsMedian household income $92,955Median home value $154,20077% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsRoxbury Lion's Club Parkpark · 1.0 miMartin Property Acquisitionrecreation area · 6.1 miBig Spring State Parkstate park · 9.6 miThe Hemlocks Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 99 acresFowlers Hollow State Parkstate park · 11.0 mi · 102 acresFrank E. Masland Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 1,257 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 201922 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201922 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 subscription20% have cable, fibre or DSL60% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% 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
Elevation1,127 ft344 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRoxbury Treatment Center8.3 miPost officeRoxbury Post Office1.0 miTown hallLurgan Township Municipal Building2.4 miPoliceShippensburg Police Department9.1 miFire stationPleasant Hall Volunteer Fire Department - Company 114.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeShippensburg University of Pennsylvania8.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR29 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD82 miInterstateI-761.8 miUS highwayUS 118.9 miAmtrakHuntingdon, PA HGD31 miCoachHarrisburg, PA (Petro Travel Center at 1201 Harrisburg Ave Route 11, Carlisle, PA 17013)OurBus29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17251 ZIP area.
