Peters Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, home to about 4,466 people across 56 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17224, and parts of 17225, 17236 and 17252 are in Peters Township too.
Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Peters Township; also St. Thomas and Metal
Mostly Antrim; part is in Peters Township
Mostly Montgomery Township (Franklin County); part is in Peters Township
Mostly St. Thomas; part is in Peters Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Peters Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)66 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)13 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA146 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Peters Township; 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.
Peters Township had 4,462 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 632nd 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 25°F. About 35.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hagerstown Washington Co Ap, MD weather station (13 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 (5 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Counts are within about 5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Antrim, Montgomery Township (Franklin County), Greencastle, St. Thomas, Mercersburg, Metal, Warren Township (Franklin County) and Todd Township (Fulton County).
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.