Needmore, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
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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]
Needmore, Pennsylvania | |
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Needmore post office | |
  Needmore  Needmore | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′51″N 78°08′35″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fulton |
| Township | Belfast |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2) |
| • Land | 0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 617 ft (188 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 153 |
| • Density | 336.7/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] |
Geography
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
Geology
The Devonian geologic formation called the Needmore Formation is named after the town of Needmore.[6]
