Upper Frankford TownshipPA
A town of 2,309.
Is Upper Frankford Township a good place to live?
Upper Frankford Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 8 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Upper Frankford Township. Upper Frankford Township's schools outperform 69% of the state's. On the outdoors, just 158 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Tuscarora State Forest, at 321 acres. Upper Frankford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Upper Frankford Township stand out
Where Upper Frankford Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Upper Frankford Township for work
Where Upper Frankford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Upper Frankford Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Upper Frankford Township is from typical.
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Moving to Upper Frankford Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Upper Frankford Township, and how to reach them.
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 Upper Frankford Township.
Upper Frankford Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 26 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Upper Frankford Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Upper Frankford Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Upper Frankford Township for work: only 1% work in town. At 32 minutes, Upper Frankford Township’s average trip to work is above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Upper Frankford Township has added 49 jobs, to 139 in 2023.
| Upper Frankford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.7% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Upper Frankford Township is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
Upper Frankford Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Upper Frankford Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%. 15% of Upper Frankford Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Upper Frankford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Upper Frankford Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Upper Frankford Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Upper Frankford Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.1% of Upper Frankford Township is conserved land
4.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Upper Frankford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuscarora State Forest | 0.1 mi | 321 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Frankford Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Big draw35 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
38 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
31 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
15 mi State parkPine Grove Furnace State Park
30 mi LandmarkGettysburg National CemeteryPhoto credits
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain
Everything we know about Upper Frankford Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Frankford Township
About 1 of every 100 Upper Frankford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Upper Frankford Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Upper Frankford Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,005 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 20 sq mi
Upper Frankford Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Upper Frankford Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Frankford Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| West Pennsboro Township | #589 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Tyrone Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Lower Frankford Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B+ |
| Lower Mifflin Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
Upper Frankford Township, Tyrone Township, Lower Frankford Township and Lower Mifflin Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Upper Frankford Township, West Pennsboro Township, Tyrone Township, Lower Frankford Township and Lower Mifflin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Upper Frankford Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Upper Frankford Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Upper Frankford Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.