Needmore, Pennsylvania

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Needmore, Pennsylvania
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Needmore post office
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Needmore
Coordinates: 39°50′51″N78°08′35″W / 39.84750°N 78.14306°W / 39.84750; -78.14306 [1]
CountryUnited States
State Pennsylvania
County Fulton
Township Belfast
Area
[2]
  Total
0.45 sq mi (1.18 km2)
  Land0.45 sq mi (1.18 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
617 ft (188 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
153
  Density337.00/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]

Needmore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] As of the 2010 census, the population was 170. [4] Needmore was created on April 27, 1954.[ further explanation needed ]

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Geography

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Needmore from Route 522

Needmore is in south-central Fulton County, at the intersection of U.S. Route 522 (Great Cove Road) and Route 655 (Thompson Road) in Belfast Township. US 522 leads south 7 miles (11 km) to Interstate 70 at Warfordsburg and northeast 13 miles (21 km) to McConnellsburg, the Fulton County seat. PA 655 leads south 9 miles (14 km) to the Maryland border (the Mason–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 of Tonoloway Creek, a southward-flowing tributary of the Potomac River. The north end of Tonoloway Ridge rises just south of Needmore.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

Historical population
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2020 153
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Geology

The Devonian geologic formation called the Needmore Formation is named after the town of Needmore. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Needmore, Pennsylvania
  2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Needmore CDP, Pennsylvania". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. Willard, Bradford, and Cleaves, A.B., 1939, "Ordovician-Silurian Relations in Pennsylvania": Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 50, no. 7, p. 1165-1198.