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Hunterstown, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 547.
Males: 304  (55.7%)
Females: 243  (44.3%)
Median resident age:

52.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $76,727
Hunterstown:

$76,727
PA:

$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,150

Hunterstown CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $255,900
Hunterstown:

$255,900
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $170,806; detached houses: $285,870; mobile homes: $95,180

Median gross rent in 2022: $859.

March 2022 cost of living index in Hunterstown: 93.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 42.7%
(40.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

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  • Races in Hunterstown, PA (2022)
    • 32495.0%White alone
    • 144.1%Hispanic

Races in Hunterstown detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (39.7%), English (37.1%), American (6.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 560 feet

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (34.4 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (49.2 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (107.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Table Rock, PA (2.0 miles),
Heidlersburg, PA (2.2 miles ),
Lake Heritage, PA (2.2 miles ),
Bonneauville borough, PA (2.2 miles ),
Gettysburg borough, PA (2.3 miles ),
Biglerville borough, PA (2.4 miles ),
New Oxford borough, PA (2.4 miles ),
Hampton, PA (2.5 miles )

Latitude: 39.88 N, Longitude: 77.16 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

Distribution of median household income in Hunterstown, PA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Hunterstown, PA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.2%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 91.2. This is worse than average.

City:

91.2
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.183. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.183
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 2.84. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

2.84
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.475. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.475
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 39.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

39.6
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 14.3. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

14.3
U.S.:

8.1

Tornado activity:

Hunterstown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1980, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.2 miles away from the Hunterstown place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/5/1952, a category F3 tornado 11.1 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Hunterstown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 142.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 67.0 miles away from Hunterstown center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 202.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.3 miles away from Hunterstown center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 140.7 miles away from Hunterstown center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 241.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Adams County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Hunterstown:

  • GETTYSBURG LUTHERAN NURSING REHAB CTR,THE (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; GETTYSBURG, PA)
  • GETTYSBURG CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; GETTYSBURG, PA)
  • TRANSITIONS HEALTHCARE GETTYSBURG (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; GETTYSBURG, PA)
  • CROSS KEYS HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; NEW OXFORD, PA)
  • GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 6 miles away; GETTYSBURG, PA)
  • GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-GETTYSBURG (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; GETTYSBURG, PA)
  • VNA OF HANOVER SPRING GROVE (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; HANOVER, PA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hunterstown:

  • Gettysburg College (about 6 miles; Gettysburg, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,772)
  • Mount St Mary's University (about 18 miles; Emmitsburg, MD; FT enrollment: 2,313)
  • Messiah College (about 22 miles; Mechanicsburg, PA; FT enrollment: 3,035)
  • McDaniel College (about 23 miles; Westminster, MD; FT enrollment: 2,558)
  • Dickinson College (about 23 miles; Carlisle, PA; FT enrollment: 2,505)
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (about 23 miles; Shippensburg, PA; FT enrollment: 7,051)
  • York College Pennsylvania (about 24 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 5,140)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Saw Horse Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Adams County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.6 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

72.6%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

11.3%
Whole state:

6.6%


No gay or lesbian households reported

For population 15 years and over in Hunterstown:

Marital status in Hunterstown, PA
  • Never married: 32.8%
  • Now married: 46.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

For population 25 years and over in Hunterstown:

  • High school or higher: 92.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

2.8
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Hunterstown, PA (based on Adams County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant18,85464
Catholic15,0497
Evangelical Protestant10,51059
Other9576
Black Protestant1802
None55,857-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 16
Here:

1.59 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Adams County:

0.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
Here:

2.29 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 77
This county:

7.66 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Adams County:

7.8%
State:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Adams County:

25.6%
State:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

13.0%
Pennsylvania:

11.5%

Strongest AM radio stations in Hunterstown:

  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WHVR (1280 AM; 5 kW; HANOVER, PA)
  • WGET (1320 AM; 1 kW; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMANY)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WHYL (960 AM; 5 kW; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOYK (1350 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WOYK, INC.)
  • WFKJ (890 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CASHTOWN, PA; Owner: JESUS IS LORD MINISTRIES INTERNATION)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hunterstown:

  • WZBT (91.1 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: GETTYSBURG COLLEGE)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
  • WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W219BE (91.7 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, NDBA)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WFRE (99.9 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W219BX (91.7 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
  • WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WWVZ (103.9 FM; BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hunterstown:

  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)

Hunterstown fatal accident list:

Nov 4, 2009 12:00 AM, Sr-394, Lat: 39.884128, Lon: -77.167969, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 14Number of bridges
  • 33ft / 9.9mTotal length
  • $342,000Total costs
  • 86,166Total average daily traffic
  • 15,761Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Hunterstown, PA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11930-1939
  • 91960-1969
  • 11990-1999
  • 12000-2009
  • 22010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Hunterstown, PA

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Hunterstown)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • Meadow Dr Well Site, No Exact Street Adress (Lat: 39.872389 Lon: -77.174722), Type: Pole, Structure height: 10 m, Call Sign: WRTJ490,
    Assigned Frequencies: 11245.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, Grant Date: 06/23/2022, Expiration Date: 06/23/2032, Certifier: Kevin Krueger, Registrant: Intelpath, Hinsdale, IL 60522, Phone: (312) 841-9188, Email:


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Hunterstown, PA
  • 32.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 22.4%Electricity
  • 18.6%Utility gas
  • 18.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.5%Other fuel
  • 3.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Hunterstown, PA
  • 58.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 41.4%Electricity


Hunterstown compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Hunterstown on our top lists:

  • #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Korea (population 500+)"
  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
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