Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:42 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:28 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 25°F36 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month September33 in of snow a year, on about 13 days24 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hagerstown Washington Co Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from S Mtn
Nearby landmarksGreencastle Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miOak Springspring · 1.5 miCold Springsspring · 1.8 miRound Toppeak · 5.1 miEagle Rockpeak · 8.9 miPennsylvania State University - Penn State Mont Altocollege · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJerome R. King Playgroundrecreation area · 2.8 miAntrim Township Community Parkpark · 5.1 miMont Alto State Parkstate park · 8.1 miMeeting Of The Pines Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 603 acresState Parkstate park · 12.0 mi · 118 acresBeartown Woods Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.1 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 201039 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201945 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
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
Elevation810 ft247 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Waynesboro Hospital6.0 miPost officeShady Grove Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAntrim Township Municipal Building2.0 miPoliceGreencastle Police Department2.8 miFire stationRescue Hose Fire Department - Company 32.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolShady Grove Mennonite Schoolunder a mileCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Mont Alto8.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR5.9 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD59 miInterstateI-812.1 miUS highwayUS 112.9 miAmtrakHuntingdon, PA HGD52 miCoachHagerstownBayRunner Shuttle9.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17256 ZIP area.
