Local servicesHospitalRoxbury Treatment Center11.4 miPost officeAmberson Post Office1.7 miTown hallFannett Township Municipal Building5.4 miFire stationFannett - Metal Fire and Ambulance Department - Company 125.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeShippensburg University of Pennsylvania11.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR34 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD87 miInterstateI-762.5 miUS highwayUS 52211 miAmtrakHuntingdon, PA HGD27 miCoachHarrisburg, PA (Petro Travel Center at 1201 Harrisburg Ave Route 11, Carlisle, PA 17013)OurBus28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17210 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:41 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:29 am – 4:48 pm
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People167 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.493 householdsMedian home value $217,90088% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,388 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F42 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month September34 in of snow a year, on about 16 days30 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Shippensburg station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksRising Mountainpeak · 1.4 miRound Toppeak · 3.9 miHorseshoe Lakelake · 2.1 miBig Springspring · 5.1 miBig Spring State Park Tunnel Trailheadpark · 4.9 miBig Spring State Park Iron Horse Trailheadpark · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBig Spring State Parkstate park · 4.8 miThe Hemlocks Natural Areastate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 99 acresFowlers Hollow State Parkstate park · 6.7 mi · 102 acresRoxbury Lion's Club Parkpark · 5.7 miMartin Property Acquisitionrecreation area · 7.4 miFrank E. Masland Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 1,257 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201918 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201918 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
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation1,072 ft327 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
