Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:38 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:24 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 21°F46 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month September25 in of snow a year, on about 10 days28 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, York 3 Ssw Pump Stn station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Williamslake · under a mileLake Redmanlake · under a mileHeritage Rail Trail County Park Glatfelters Station Trailheadpark · 2.1 miHeritage Rail Trail County Park Brillhart Station Trailheadpark · 2.9 miYork College Pennsylvaniacollege · 4.2 miPennsylvania State University Yorkcollege · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWilliam H. Kain County Parkpark · within reach · 432 acresWilliam H. Kain Parkpark · within reach · 1,676 acresSusquehanna Riverlands State Parkstate park · 11.1 mi · 1,043 acresCodorus State Parkstate park · 11.2 mi · 1,169 acresSamuel S. Lewis State Parkstate park · 11.3 mi · 86 acresTorrey C Brown Rail Trailstate park · 11.5 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 4.6 on 16 Jan 199447 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201020 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateYork County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025217 of 365 days measured145 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 116main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, York County monitors, PA
Drinking waterYork Water Coserves 206,762 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2022: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation644 ft196 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital2.7 miPost officeJacobus Post Officeunder a mileTown hallJacobus Borough Municipal Officeunder a milePolicePennsylvania State Police Station - Troop H York2.0 miFire stationGoodwill Fire Company - Station 18under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 elementaryElementaryDallastown Intermediate Schoolunder a mileElementaryLeaders Heights Elementary School1.7 miElementaryLoganville Springfield Elementary School1.9 miCollegeYork College Pennsylvania4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarrisburg International Airport MDT21 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI49 miInterstateI-831.0 miUS highwayUS 305.7 miAmtrakElizabethtown, PA ELT19 miCoachYorkFullington Trailways3.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17415 ZIP area.
