Local servicesHospitalWhite Deer Run of Lancaster5.0 miPost officeWillow Street Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPequea Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePolicePequea Township Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationWillow Street Fire Company Station 50under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 highElementaryPequea Elementary Schoolright hereElementaryLancaster Mennonite School - New Danville Campus1.3 miHighLancaster County Career and Technology Center - Willow Street Campus1.4 miCollegeMillersville University of Pennsylvania4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLancaster Airport LNS10 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL56 miInterstateI-7618 miUS highwayUS 2221.0 miAmtrakLancaster, PA LNC5.8 miRailLancasterPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)5.8 miCoachLancaster, PA (Downtown Lancaster In front of Holiday Inn on Chestnut Street, across from Queen Street Garage)OurBus4.9 miTransit14 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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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:36 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:23 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F44 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month September21 in of snow a year, on about 8 days20 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lancaster 2ne Fltr Plt station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Springspring · 1.9 miRed Hillpeak · 4.6 miBunker Hillpeak · 5.1 miMillersville University of Pennsylvaniacollege · 4.2 miThaddeus Stevens College of Technologycollege · 4.5 miRocky Springspring · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSilver Mine Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 68 acresVillage Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 55 acresRailroad Museum of Pennsylvaniastate historic site · 6.6 miSusquehannock State Parkstate park · 8.5 mi · 709 acresLandis Valley Village and Farm Museumstate historic site · 8.2 mi · 102 acresSamuel S. Lewis State Parkstate park · 13.7 mi · 86 acresSource: 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 199428 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201037 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
Elevation428 ft130 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
