Local servicesHospitalJefferson Lansdale Hospital3.6 miPost officeWest Point Post Officeunder a mileTown hallUpper Gwynedd Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceUpper Gwynedd Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationUpper Gwynedd Township Fire Department - Station 80under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 otherElementaryGwynedd Square Elementary School1.4 miElementaryNorth Wales Elementary School1.6 miSchoolCorpus Christi Catholic School1.6 miCollegeDeSales University Lansdale Area Campus1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL23 miInterstateI-4761.0 miUS highwayUS 2022.1 miAmtrakArdmore, PA ARD14 miRailNorth WalesSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)1.5 miCoachFort Washington, PA (SEPTA Fort Washington Station - Summit Ave Cul-de-Sac. Daily parking is available for a fee in the SEPTA station lot)OurBus6.6 miTransit10 stops within a mileSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:31 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:20 am – 4:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 23°F51 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month August25 in of snow a year, on about 10 days39 days above 90°F, 107 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Norristown station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksDeSales University Lansdale Area Campuscollege · 1.3 miLansdale School of Businesscollege · 1.7 miMermaid Lakelake · 3.6 miFort Hillpeak · 6.9 miCamp Hillpeak · 7.5 miSchuylkill River Reservoirreservoir · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsParkside Place Complexpark · under a mile · 92 acresStony Creek Sports Parkpark · 1.1 miEvansburg State Parkstate park · 4.4 mi · 3,212 acresFort Washington State Parkstate park · 6.5 mi · 474 acresThe Highlands Mansion and Gardensstate historic site · 5.9 miHope Lodgestate historic site · 6.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202444 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202445 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMontgomery County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighStrong wind Very HighCold wave Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025268 of 365 days measured96 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 133main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Montgomery County monitors, PA
Drinking waterAqua Pa Main Systemserves 822,600 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Nov 2024: Groundwater, treatment technique28 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation326 ft99 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
