Lurgan is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,954 people across 33 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 17232 and 17251, and parts of 17240 and 17244 are in Lurgan too.
All in Lurgan
All in Lurgan
Mostly Hopewell Township (Cumberland County); part is in Lurgan
Mostly Southampton Township (Franklin County); part is in Lurgan
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| Nearest major airport | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)81 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA130 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lurgan; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Lurgan had 2,207 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 1232nd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Franklin County grew from 54,902 residents in 1900 to 155,932 in 2020.
Franklin County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 42.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 34 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shippensburg, PA weather station (5 miles away).
52,942 jobs at 3,111 businesses in Franklin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
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Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Chambersburg Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lurgan El SchLurgan | K–5 | 121 | Public | 2.6 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 Hopewell Township (Cumberland County), Southampton Township (Franklin County), Letterkenny, Newburg Borough (Cumberland County), Upper Mifflin and Orrstown.
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.