Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:43 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:29 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 23°F44 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month September31 in of snow a year, on about 13 days19 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chambersburg 1 Ese station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsAmerican Legion Groundspark · 1.0 mi · 59 acresJerome R. King Playgroundrecreation area · 5.5 miBuchanan's Birthplace State Parkstate park · 8.2 miCowans Gap State Parkstate park · 11.0 mi · 1,114 acresMont Alto State Parkstate park · 13.9 miIndian Springs Wmastate conservation land · 12.7 mi · 6,479 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 201046 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201942 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 waterChambersburg Boro Water Sysserves 31,048 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation530 ft162 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Chambersburg Hospital9.8 miPost officeLemasters Post Office3.2 miTown hallPeters Township Municipal Building3.2 miPoliceGreencastle Police Department5.8 miFire stationSaint Thomas Township Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department - Company 184.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR11 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD66 miInterstateI-816.1 miUS highwayUS 304.5 miAmtrakHuntingdon, PA HGD45 miCoachHagerstownBayRunner Shuttle15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17270 ZIP area.
