Hamiltonban is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, home to about 2,397 people across 39 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17222, 17320 and 17353.
Homes sold for a median of $163 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population2,39761 per sq mi
Median home value$266,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$163Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Franklin Township (Adams County); part is in Hamiltonban
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hamiltonban. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Hamiltonban
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)58 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD54 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA120 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Hamiltonban; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Hamiltonban
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
Hamiltonban had 2,300 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 1086th 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 (5 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
35 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hamiltonban’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Gettysburg HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Gettysburg7.9 miles
Wellspan Waynesboro HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Waynesboro10.7 miles
Wellspan Chambersburg HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Chambersburg16.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
8
Specialist doctors
4
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
7
Mental health providers
8
Physical and occupational therapists
7
Pharmacies
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 Hamiltonban
Parks (1 nearby)
Carroll Commons Park · 19 acres3.2 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Dollar General Market1.8 mi
Pharmacies
Rite Aid7.8 mi
Libraries
Abdel Ross Wentz Library7.5 mi
Blue Ridge Summit Free Library7.6 mi
Emmitsburg Library7.7 mi
Emmitsburg Branch Library7.7 mi
Musselman Library8.1 mi
Museums
Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum7.0 mi
Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg7.5 mi
Thompson House - Lee's HQ7.5 mi
Frederick County Fire Museum7.8 mi
Lincoln Train Museum7.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Battlefield Amphitheater6.6 mi
Teatron7.8 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Fairfield Area SD, Chambersburg Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Fairfield Area El SchFairfield
K–4
346
Public
2.0 mi
Fayetteville El SchFayetteville
K–5
481
Public
11.4 mi
Fairfield Area MSFairfield
5–8
259
Public
1.7 mi
Fairfield Area HSFairfield
9–12
277
Public
1.7 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Greene Township (Franklin County), Carroll Valley, Guilford, Franklin Township (Adams County), Liberty Township (Adams County), Quincy, Fairfield Borough, Freedom Township (Adams County) and Highland Township (Adams County).
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