Needmore, Pennsylvania

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Needmore, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Needmore post office
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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]
 • Total0.45 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]
 • Total153
 • 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
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 153—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Geology

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

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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.


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