Fairfield, Pennsylvania - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	544
Male Share of the Population	40.8%
Female Share of the Population	59.2%
Senior Citizens	38.2%
Employed Population 16+	200
Age of the Population	53

Families

% of people married	59.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	24.2%
Median Earnings25+	$34,500
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$16,875
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,667

Wealth

Median Family Income	$57,750
% Above Poverty Level	84.7%
% Below Poverty Level	15.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	30 minutes
% Working from Home	12%
% Walking and Biking to Work	8%
% Using Public Transportation	1%

Housing

People Living Alone	29.5%
Median Gross Rent	$864
Median House Value	$181,800

Ancestry

English	20.6%
Irish	18.4%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.3%
Italian	6.1%
French Except Basque	4%
Welsh	2.6%
Russian	2.4%
Scottish	2.4%
Swiss	2%
Polish	1.1%
Belgian	0.9%
Dutch	0.9%
German	0.7%
Swedish	0.6%
Greek	0.6%
Hungarian	0.6%
Canadian	0.4%
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Fairfield Almanac

Category	Value
County	Adams County
Standard Zip Codes	17320
Phone Area Codes	717
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	39.78
Approximate Longitude	-77.36

Fairfield Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	EISENHOWER NATL HIS SITE
Distance	7.3 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 39 F
Apr Temp	39 to 62 F
Jul Temp	63 to 86 F
Oct Temp	41 to 67 F
Annual Precip	42.9 inches

Station	CATOCTIN MOUNTAIN PARK
Distance	11.3 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 37 F
Apr Temp	41 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 82 F
Oct Temp	45 to 64 F
Annual Precip	49.1 inches

Station	UNIONVILLE
Distance	25.3 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 40 F
Apr Temp	38 to 65 F
Jul Temp	62 to 87 F
Oct Temp	41 to 67 F
Annual Precip	42.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Arendtsville	906	$77,578
Bendersville	802	$76,000
Carroll Valley	3,907	$98,526
Gettysburg	7,646	$54,609
Mont Alto	1,767	$70,500
Waynesboro	10,842	$53,602

Fairfield Public Schools

Fairfield Area El Sch
4842 Fairfield Rd
ZIP: 17320
(717) 642-8228
Primary
Total Enrollment 346

Fairfield Area Hs
4840 Fairfield Rd
ZIP: 17320
(717) 642-8228
High
Total Enrollment 369

Fairfield Area Ms
4840 Fairfield Rd
ZIP: 17320
(717) 642-8228
Middle
Total Enrollment 338

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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