Adams County, Pennsylvania property search
Search an address or an owner in Adams County, Pennsylvania with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 46,789 lots are mapped here, covering 351,734 acres. 3,328 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Adams County received $17.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 340 recipients. 2,359 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Israel. Crop insurance paid $18.9 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 46,789
- Lots mapped
- 351,734
- Acres
- 3,328
- Institutional
Land use in Adams County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Adams County, Pennsylvania| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| R | 31,160 | 33,768 |
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| A | 3,752 | 167,328 |
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| L1 | 1,989 | 1,020 |
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| V | 1,262 | 41,317 |
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| RT | 1,168 | 1,924 |
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| L2 | 942 | 2,010 |
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| RA | 766 | 303 |
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| CX | 656 | 14,069 |
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| CC | 438 | 890 |
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| RO | 410 | 709 |
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| RC | 409 | 743 |
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| LX | 389 | 396 |
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Largest landowners in Adams County
Largest landowners by acreage in Adams County, Pennsylvania| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| HANOVER SHOE FARMS INC | 29 | 3,589 |
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| BOYER NURSERIES & ORCHARDS INC | 36 | 2,060 |
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| PETERS ORCHARDS COMPANY | 2 | 1,926 |
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| HILLANDALE GETTYSBURG LP | 12 | 1,525 |
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| BEAR MOUNTAIN REALTY LLC | 15 | 1,397 |
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| LEGACY VULCAN LLC | 1 | 1,298 |
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| BONNIE BRAE FRUIT FARMS INC | 5 | 1,180 |
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| RED BARNS LLC | 17 | 959 |
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| AMOS CONLEY FARMS | 5 | 903 |
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| KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE INC | 21 | 774 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Pennsylvania
Federal farm payments in Adams County
- $17.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 340
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Adams County, Pennsylvania, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $6.9M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $6.3M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $1.3M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $860K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $122K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Adams County
- 2,359
- Acres disclosed
- 24
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Adams County, Pennsylvania, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Israel | 1,179 |
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| Germany | 1,085 |
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| Canada | 95 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Adams County, Pennsylvania| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| AMGRAR GESELLSCHAFT (GERMANY) | 946 |
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| Adams Solar, LLC (ISRAEL) | 874 |
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| Caden Energix Endless Caverns, LLC (ISRAEL) | 305 |
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| L.M.S. FARMS, INC. (GERMANY) | 126 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Adams County
- 444
- Policies
- 58,184
- Insured acres
- $18.9M
- Claims paid
- 1.07
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Adams County, Pennsylvania, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Apples | $16.5M |
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| Corn | $1.1M |
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| Soybeans | $851K |
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| Peaches | $233K |
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| Wheat | $167K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 653
- CRP acres, 2025
- 19
- Substations
- 2
- 345 kV and up
- 500 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Adams County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.