Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:44 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:30 am – 4:51 pm
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People2,916 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.01,118 householdsMedian household income $77,788Median home value $251,000Median rent $803 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,224 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 1,345 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 14%, public administration 12%Average commute 38 minutes75% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F40 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month June27 in of snow a year, on about 13 days11 days above 90°F, 142 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Everett station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsFort Tonoloway Spstate park · 8.1 miKirk Woods Park (Hancock)park · 7.2 mi · 148 acresWoodmont Nrmastate park · 9.8 mi · 3,192 acresWestern Maryland Rail Trailstate park · 10.5 mi · 152 acresBelle Grove Wmastate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 337 acresBerkeley Springs State Parkstate park · 12.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 19788 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201640 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFulton County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025285 of 361 days measured76 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Washington County, MD, 27 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMcconnellsburg Boro Muni Authserves 2,000 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 202166 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,168 ft356 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWar Memorial Hospital11.6 miPost officeWarfordsburg Post Office4.9 miTown hallBethel Township Municipal Building3.9 miPoliceHancock Police Department8.0 miFire stationNeedmore Volunteer Fire Company - Station 556.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR28 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD73 miInterstateI-70under a mileUS highwayUS 5222.2 miAmtrakHuntingdon, PA HGD48 miCoachHancockBayRunner Shuttle9.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17267 ZIP area.
