Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:41 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:28 am – 4:47 pm
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People29,204 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.010,786 householdsMedian household income $71,181Median home value $227,900Median rent $1,046 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,414 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 14,317 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, retail 14%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 23 minutes69% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 9% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, German or Dutch 5%, Spanish 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksShippensburg University of Pennsylvaniacollege · 1.4 miLong Mountainpeak · 3.7 miTimber Hillpeak · 2.8 miBig Pondlake · 4.5 miGreen Springspring · 6.4 miChambersburg Reservoirreservoir · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGoshorn Propertyrecreation area · under a mileSouthampton Parkpark · under a mileCaledonia State Parkstate park · 9.3 mi · 1,120 acresPine Grove Furnace State Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 703 acresKings Gap State Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 1,034 acresSouth Mountain (Kings Gap Forest Pools Preserve)state park · 11.5 mi · 68 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 201925 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201925 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCumberland County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025261 of 365 days measured104 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 96main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cumberland County monitors, PA
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterShippensburg Boro Water Authserves 17,800 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202120 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation677 ft206 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRoxbury Treatment Center2.1 miPost officeShippensburg Post Office1.4 miTown hallShippensburg Township Officeunder a milePoliceShippensburg Police Department1.4 miFire stationVigilant Hose Company Station 52under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 middleMiddleShippensburg Intermediate Schoolunder a mileElementaryJames Burd Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryGrace B Luhrs University Elementary School1.3 miCollegeShippensburg University of Pennsylvania1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR27 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI75 miInterstateI-811.1 miUS highwayUS 111.0 miAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR36 miCoachHarrisburg, PA (Petro Travel Center at 1201 Harrisburg Ave Route 11, Carlisle, PA 17013)OurBus22 miTransit14 stops within a milerabbittransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17257 ZIP area.
