Franklin Township (Adams County) is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, home to about 4,722 people across 68 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 17343 and 17353, and parts of 17222, 17303, 17307 and 17325 are in Franklin Township (Adams County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $179 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population4,72269 per sq mi
Median home value$252,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$179Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Gettysburg; part is in Franklin Township (Adams County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Franklin Township (Adams County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Franklin Township (Adams County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)62 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD58 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA119 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Franklin Township (Adams County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Franklin Township (Adams County)
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 13th DistrictJohn Joyce (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Franklin Township (Adams County) had 4,676 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 599th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Adams County grew from 34,496 residents in 1900 to 103,852 in 2020.
Adams County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 46.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cashtown 1s, PA weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Adams County
27,990 jobs at 1,967 businesses in Adams County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Franklin Township (Adams County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Gettysburg HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Gettysburg9.2 miles
Wellspan Waynesboro HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Waynesboro13.7 miles
Wellspan Chambersburg HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Chambersburg14.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Physical and occupational therapists
2
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Franklin Township (Adams County)
Grocery stores
Dollar General Market7.6 mi
Kennie's Market7.6 mi
Hollabaugh Bros. Fruit Farm & Market8.1 mi
Kennie's Market8.8 mi
Pharmacies
Rite Aid8.8 mi
Rite Aid9.0 mi
Libraries
Abdel Ross Wentz Library8.4 mi
Musselman Library8.7 mi
Adams County Library9.1 mi
Museums
National Apple Museum7.4 mi
Thompson House - Lee's HQ8.2 mi
Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg8.4 mi
Beyond the Battle Museum8.7 mi
Adams County Historical Society8.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Upper Temple5.9 mi
Council Circle5.9 mi
Scott Ebbert Trostel Memorial Amphitheatre8.1 mi
Battlefield Amphitheater8.8 mi
The Jennifer and David LeVan Performing Arts Center9.0 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
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Shares ZIP codes with Gettysburg, Greene Township (Franklin County), Cumberland Township (Adams County), Straban, Guilford, Menallen Township (Adams County), Mount Pleasant Township (Adams County), Bonneauville, Mount Joy Township (Adams County), Butler Township (Adams County), Biglerville, Quincy, Southampton Township (Cumberland County), Highland Township (Adams County), Arendtsville, Freedom Township (Adams County) and Hamiltonban.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.