Local servicesHospitalThe GateHouse Lititz4.9 miPost officeTalmage Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWest Earl Township Municipal Building1.3 miPoliceWest Earl Township Police Department1.3 miFire stationWest Earl Fire Company Station 29under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools1 elementary, 7 otherSchoolRiverview Parochial Schoolunder a mileSchoolSunnyside West Schoolunder a mileElementaryBrownstown Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegePennsylvania College of Health Sciences4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLancaster Airport LNS4.4 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL54 miInterstateI-768.9 miUS highwayUS 222under a mileAmtrakLancaster, PA LNC6.6 miRailLancasterPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)6.6 miCoachLancaster, PA (Downtown Lancaster In front of Holiday Inn on Chestnut Street, across from Queen Street Garage)OurBus7.2 miTransit6 stops within a mileRed Rose Transit Authority, Berks Area Regional Transportation AuthoritySources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17580 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:35 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:23 am – 4:42 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F42 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month June21 in of snow a year, on about 8 days18 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lancaster Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Lancaster 2ne Fltr Plt
Nearby landmarksPennsylvania College of Health Sciencescollege · 4.3 miEastern Mennonite University - Lancastercollege · 4.9 miEphrata Mountainpeak · 4.9 miIndian Lakelake · 8.5 miDry Hillpeak · 8.7 miLititz Springspring · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNeidermyer Parkpark · under a mileLeola Community Park & Poolpark · 2.4 miLandis Valley Village and Farm Museumstate historic site · 3.7 mi · 102 acresEphrata Cloisterstate historic site · 4.7 miRailroad Museum of Pennsylvaniastate historic site · 9.6 miSgl 225state recreation area · 13.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199417 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201040 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighLancaster County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025221 of 365 days measured142 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 119main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lancaster County monitors, PA
Drinking waterCity of Lancasterserves 120,000 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation319 ft97 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
