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Demographics

People

Total Population	7,646
Male Share of the Population	52.2%
Female Share of the Population	47.8%
Senior Citizens	12.8%
Employed Population 16+	2,827
Age of the Population	23

Families

% of people married	21%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	21%
Median Earnings25+	$30,821
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$25,580
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,324

Wealth

Median Family Income	$54,609
% Above Poverty Level	76.6%
% Below Poverty Level	23.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	19 minutes
% Working from Home	4.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	31.6%
% Using Public Transportation	2%

Housing

People Living Alone	43.4%
Median Gross Rent	$880
Median House Value	$232,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	20.1%
Irish	15.1%
Italian	11.3%
English	10.2%
Polish	6%
French Except Basque	2.6%
Scottish	2.1%
Welsh	1.9%
Russian	1.8%
Dutch	1.7%
Hungarian	1.5%
African	1.2%
Arab	1.1%
Norwegian	1.1%
Swiss	0.9%
Swedish	0.8%
German	0.8%
Czech	0.7%
Syrian	0.6%
Ukrainian	0.6%
West Indian	0.6%
Canadian	0.5%
Greek	0.4%
Croatian	0.4%
Slovak	0.3%
Egyptian	0.3%
Portuguese	0.3%
Belizean	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Danishn	0.3%
South African	0.2%
US/American	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Nigerian	0.2%
Iranian	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
British	0.1%
Jamaican	0.1%
Lithuanian	0.1%
Lebanese	0.1%
Barbadian	0.1%
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Gettysburg Almanac

Category	Value
County	Adams County
Standard Zip Codes	17325
Phone Area Codes	717
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	39.83
Approximate Longitude	-77.23

Gettysburg 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	2.1 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	BIGLERVILLE
Distance	7.2 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 36 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 64 F
Annual Precip	44 inches

Station	CATOCTIN MOUNTAIN PARK
Distance	18.3 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

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Arendtsville	906	$77,578
Biglerville	1,208	$72,031
Bonneauville	1,772	$68,375
Fairfield	544	$57,750
Littlestown	4,468	$68,683
New Oxford	2,099	$51,083

Gettysburg Public Libraries

Adams Sys Admin Unit
140 BALTIMORE ST
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
(717) 334-0163

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Gettysburg Hospitals

Gettysburg Hospital
(Non-profit)
147 Gettys Street Po Box 3786
(717) 334-2121

Gettysburg Public Schools

Gettysburg Area Hs
1130 Old Harrisburg Rd
ZIP: 17325
(717) 334-6254
High
Total Enrollment 1054

Gettysburg Area Ms
37 Lefever St
ZIP: 17325
(717) 334-6254
Middle
Total Enrollment 666

Gettysburg Montessori Charter School
Eisenhower Elementary Bldg, 120 E Broadway
ZIP: 17325
(717) 334-1120
Other
Total Enrollment 169

James Gettys El Sch
898 Biglerville Rd
ZIP: 17325
(717) 334-6254
Primary
Total Enrollment 423

Lincoln El Sch
98 Lefever Street
ZIP: 17325
(717) 334-6254
Primary
Total Enrollment 432

Vida Charter School
Eisenhower Center, 120 E Broadway
ZIP: 17325
(717) 334-3643
Primary
Total Enrollment 237

Gettysburg Private Schools

Adams County Christian Academy
1865 Biglerville Rd
ZIP: 17325
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 90

Freedom Christian School
3185 York Rd
ZIP: 17325
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 82

Gettysburg Seventh-day Adventist Church School
1493 Biglerville Rd
ZIP: 17325
Elementary
Total Enrollment 13

St Francis Xavier School
465 Table Rock Rd
ZIP: 17325
Elementary
Total Enrollment 209

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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