Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Waynesboro Hospital8.0 miPost officeSouth Mountain Post Office1.4 miTown hallMont Alto Borough Office2.7 miPolicePennsylvania State Police Troop H Chambersburg Station8.0 miFire stationSouth Mountain Volunteer Fire Department - Company 161.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 otherSchoolAbraxas Youth Center School1.2 miSchoolAbraxas Youth Center Secure Treatment1.4 miSchoolVisionquest - South Mountain Lodge School1.6 miCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Mont Alto2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR16 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD63 miInterstateI-817.4 miUS highwayUS 303.6 miAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR44 miCoachHagerstownBayRunner Shuttle19 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 0 min5:41 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:27 am – 4:48 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 21°F49 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month September33 in of snow a year, on about 13 days3 days above 90°F, 129 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, S Mtn station
Nearby landmarksEagle Rockpeak · 1.9 miRocky Mountainpeak · under a milePennsylvania State University - Penn State Mont Altocollege · 2.0 miTravelers Springspring · 1.7 miPearl Springspring · 1.8 miCarbaugh Reservoirreservoir · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMont Alto State Parkstate park · 1.8 miMeeting Of The Pines Natural Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 603 acresCaledonia State Parkstate park · 3.2 mi · 1,120 acresMt Cydonia Ponds Natural Areastate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 181 acresCarbaugh Run Natural Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 828 acresEast Branch Antietam Creekpark · 2.9 mi · 796 acresSource: 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 201042 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201939 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 waterSouth Mountain Restoration Ctrserves 950 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202183 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,630 ft497 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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