Needmore, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

39°50′51″N 78°08′35″W / 39.84750°N 78.14306°W / 39.84750; -78.14306^[1]CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyFultonTownshipBelfastArea

^[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 zoneUTC-4 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)ZIP code

17238

Area code717FIPS code42-52872GNIS feature ID2630029^[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]}

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Needmore, Pennsylvania
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ Willard, Bradford, and Cleaves, A.B., 1939, "Ordovician-Silurian Relations in Pennsylvania": Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 50, no. 7, p. 1165-1198.