MarionPA
Home to 878 people, the town was settled in 1833.
Is Marion a good place to live?
Marion’s average commute is 19 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Marion. Marion has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
878 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Marion: who provides what
Marion is unincorporated, so Franklin County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Marion.
Very low risk in Marion, with inland flooding at the top
Marion’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 5 of 100. FEMA puts 62% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.5 jobs per working resident, most people in Marion work out of town
Marion: 16% of residents live below the poverty line. For most workers, Marion is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Employers in Marion added 56 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 182. The top destinations are Chambersburg (21%), Guilford Township (14%) and Antrim Township (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Marion’s year
The typical July afternoon high for Marion comes to 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Marion is
Among adults in Marion, 28% get no exercise outside work. Against the Pennsylvania average, Marion comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 14. Nearly a fifth of adults in Marion smoke cigarettes; 24% say their health is fair or poor.
| Marion | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Marion | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.3% | 79.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.9% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 6.9% of Marion
1.2 miles of trail. Marion’s concentration of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Marion | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Raven Rock Mountain Complex and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marion. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
37 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
25 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
26 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
25 mi LandmarkGettysburg National Cemetery
23 mi National Military ParkGettysburg National Military Park730K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Marion
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Marion
About 0 of every 100 Marion residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Marion for work
Where Marion’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Marion
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Marion is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 851. It lies along U.S. Route 11, 6 miles (10 km) south of Chambersburg and 5 miles (8 km) north of Greencastle, in the southwest corner of Guilford Township. Interstate 81 passes along the eastern edge of the community, with access from Exit 10 (Pennsylvania Route 914). I-81 leads northeastward 37 miles (60 km) to Carlisle and south 17 miles (27 km) to Hagerstown, Maryland. Marion was originally called Independence, and under the latter name was laid out circa 1810. A post office called Marion has been in operation since 1833. Th…
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 633 ft
- ZIP code
- 17235
Questions about Marion
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Marion, PA a good place to live?
Marion has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.