Needmore, Pennsylvania

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
Census-designated place
Needmore post office
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Coordinates: 39°50′51″N 78°08′35″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Fulton
Township	Belfast
Area [2]
• Total	0.45 sq mi (1.18 km2)
• Land	0.45 sq mi (1.18 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	617 ft (188 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	153
• Density	337.00/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]

Geography

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

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]