Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:40 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:28 am – 4:47 pm
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People445 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.0178 householdsMedian household income $66,667Median home value $214,40068% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,730 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 197 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, retail 15%, construction 13%Average commute 25 minutes68% drive alone, 22% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, German or Dutch 13%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, 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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Springspring · 2.8 miBig Pondlake · 1.8 miGreen Springspring · 4.7 miSliding Rock Mountainpeak · 2.7 miTobacco Patch Mountainpeak · 3.4 miShippensburg University of Pennsylvaniacollege · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKings Gap State Parkstate park · 5.6 mi · 1,034 acresCumberland Valley Rail-Trailrecreation area · 3.9 mi · 209 acresSouth Mountain (Kings Gap Forest Pools Preserve)state park · 6.7 mi · 68 acresSouthampton Parkpark · 4.2 miPine Grove Furnace State Parkstate park · 6.7 mi · 703 acresCaledonia State Parkstate park · 12.0 mi · 1,120 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 201924 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201924 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCumberland County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025261 of 365 days measured104 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 96main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cumberland County monitors, PA
Internet at home71% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone29% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPa American Water Co Westserves 105,127 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation741 ft226 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRoxbury Treatment Center6.9 miPost officeWalnut Bottom Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSouth Newton Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceNewville Police Department5.8 miFire stationSouth Newton Township Volunteer Fire Company Station 49under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 otherSchoolSouth Mountain Parochial School1.2 miSchoolChestnut Grove Parochial School1.6 miCollegeShippensburg University of Pennsylvania6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR31 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI75 miInterstateI-81under a mileUS highwayUS 111.7 miAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR31 miCoachHarrisburg, PA (Petro Travel Center at 1201 Harrisburg Ave Route 11, Carlisle, PA 17013)OurBus17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17266 ZIP area.
