Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Waynesboro Hospital3.4 miPost officeZullinger Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWaynesboro Borough Municipal Building2.9 miPoliceWaynesboro Police Department2.9 miFire stationWaynesboro Fire Department Company 2 - Station 1 Headquarters2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Mont Alto6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR6.9 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD58 miInterstateI-814.7 miUS highwayUS 115.4 miAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR52 miCoachHagerstownBayRunner Shuttle10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17272 ZIP area.
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:42 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:28 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 25°F36 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month September33 in of snow a year, on about 13 days24 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hagerstown Washington Co Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from S Mtn
Nearby landmarksRound Toppeak · 3.5 miGreencastle Reservoirreservoir · 3.6 miOak Springspring · 4.0 miCold Springsspring · 4.0 miEagle Rockpeak · 7.1 miPennsylvania State University - Penn State Mont Altocollege · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNorthside Pool and Parkpark · 2.7 miMemorial Parkpark · 2.9 miMont Alto State Parkstate park · 6.6 miMeeting Of The Pines Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 603 acresState Parkstate park · 9.4 mi · 118 acresBeartown Woods Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.4 miSource: 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 201037 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201945 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
Elevation755 ft230 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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