Adams County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,852. Its county seat is Gettysburg. The county was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County, and was named for the second President of the United States, John Adams. On July 1–3, 1863, a crucial battle of the American Civil War was fought near Gettysburg; Adams County, as a result, is a center for Civil War-related tourism. The county is part of the South Central Pennsylvania region of the state. Adams County comprises the Gettysburg metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area.^[1]

Key Cities/Towns^[2]

Boroughs

Abbottstown
Arendtsville
Bendersville
Biglerville
Bonneauville
Carroll Valley
East Berlin
Fairfield
Gettysburg (county seat)
Littlestown
McSherrystown
New Oxford
York Springs

Townships
Berwick Butler Conewago Cumberland Franklin Freedom Germany Hamilton Hamiltonban Highland Huntington	Latimore Liberty Menallen Mount Joy Mount Pleasant Oxford Reading Straban Tyrone Union

Megan's Law Statistics

(Copy from PA Megan's Law Database, click on Community Tools at top then the 3rd "Count of..." link and tally residents only)


County Total	Lifetime	Out of State	Pre-SORNA SVP	SVDC	SVP	Ten-Year	T1	T2	T3
156	31	27	9	0	2	10	38	24	15

Last updated: 10/22/25

Registration Sites^[3]

(copy from https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch)

Adams Co Prison Central Booking 45 Major Bell Lane, Gettysburg PA 17325, (717) 334-7671
State Police Gettysburg 1750 Granite Station Rd, Gettysburg PA 17325, (717) 334-8111

County Parole/Probation Office Contact Information

Local Reentry Resources

If you know of any local reentry organizations in the county, please contact us at contact@parsol.org. Replace with relevant links:

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SOAB Approved Treatment Providers

Copy from SOAB website - Note PARSOL partners as such.

Kim Ernest, Ph.D.^[4]

Other PFR-Specific Resources

State Representatives and Senators

Find your state representatives and senators here: palegis.us.

PARSOL Information

Region & Contact

Region: South-central
Contact: First Name Last Initial

County Contact

First Name Last Initial

References

↑ Wikipedia- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania
↑ https://www.adamscountypa.gov/municipalities
↑ PA Megan's Law Verification Sites- https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearchResults?selectedCounty=ADAMS
↑ SOAB Treatment Provider List- https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearchResults?selectedCounty=ADAMS

[1] Wikipedia- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania

[2] ttps://www.adamscountypa.gov/municipalities

[3] PA Megan's Law Verification Sites- https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearchResults?selectedCounty=ADAMS

[4] SOAB Treatment Provider List- https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearchResults?selectedCounty=ADAMS

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Key Cities/Towns[2]