Local servicesHospitalUPMC Hanover10.9 miPost officeEast Berlin Post Office2.4 miTown hallEast Berlin Borough Municipal Building2.3 miPoliceEast Berlin Police Department2.3 miFire stationNortheast Adams Fire and Emergency Medical Service - Lake Meade Station 321.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarrisburg International Airport MDT20 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI58 miInterstateI-83 Bus15 miUS highwayUS 305.6 miAmtrakMiddletown, PA MID21 miCoachYork Bus StopGreyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17316 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17316 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:39 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:26 am – 4:46 pm
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People8,460 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.13,283 householdsMedian household income $91,484Median home value $282,500Median rent $977 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,020 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 4,481 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 16%, construction 12%Average commute 31 minutes85% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September29 in of snow a year, on about 12 days16 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, York Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Spring Grove
Parks and public landsCommunity Parkpark · 1.8 miLatimore Parkpark · 3.8 miGifford Pinchot State Parkstate park · 9.3 mi · 361 acresCodorus State Parkstate park · 12.4 mi · 1,169 acresPine Grove Furnace State Parkstate park · 14.9 miGettysburg National Military Parkhistoric site · 14.5 mi · 4,610 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198435 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201941 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAdams County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025261 of 351 days measured90 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Adams County monitors, PA
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLake Meade Muni Authserves 3,221 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation475 ft145 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
