Needmore, Pennsylvania
Needmore, Pennsylvania | |
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 Needmore post office | |
  Needmore  Needmore | |
| Coordinates:39°50′51″N78°08′35″W/ 39.84750°N 78.14306°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fulton |
| Township | Belfast |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.45 sq mi (1.18 km2) |
| • Land | 0.45 sq mi (1.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 617 ft (188 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 153 |
| • Density | 337.00/sq mi (130.01/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-4(EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5(EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17238 |
| Area code | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-52872 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2630029[1] |
Needmoreis anunincorporated communityandcensus-designated place(CDP) inFulton County,Pennsylvania,United States.[1]As of the2010 census,the population was 170.[4]Needmore was created on April 27, 1954.[further explanation needed]
Geography
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Needmore is in south-central Fulton County, at the intersection ofU.S. Route 522(Great Cove Road) andRoute 655(Thompson Road) inBelfast Township.US 522 leads south 7 miles (11 km) toInterstate 70atWarfordsburgand northeast 13 miles (21 km) toMcConnellsburg,the Fulton County seat. PA 655 leads south 9 miles (14 km) to theMarylandborder (theMason–Dixon line).Hancock, Maryland,is 11 miles (18 km) south via PA 655 and 12 miles (19 km) south via US 522.[citation needed]
The community is located in the valley ofTonoloway Creek,a southward-flowing tributary of thePotomac River.The north end of Tonoloway Ridge rises just south of Needmore.[citation needed]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 153 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
Geology
[edit]TheDevoniangeologicformation called theNeedmore Formationis named after the town of Needmore.[6]
References
[edit]- ^abcdU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Needmore, Pennsylvania
- ^"ArcGIS REST Services Directory".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedOctober 12,2022.
- ^"Census Population API".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedOctober 12,2022.
- ^"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Needmore CDP, Pennsylvania".American FactFinder.U.S. Census Bureau. Archived fromthe originalon February 13, 2020.RetrievedAugust 12,2016.
- ^"Census of Population and Housing".Census.gov.RetrievedJune 4,2016.
- ^Willard, Bradford, and Cleaves, A.B., 1939, "Ordovician-Silurian Relations in Pennsylvania":Geological Society of America Bulletin,v. 50, no. 7, p. 1165-1198.
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