Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:38 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:25 am – 4:45 pm
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People25,760 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.610,739 householdsMedian household income $82,884Median home value $234,900Median rent $1,260 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,823 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 12,983 employedMain industries: manufacturing 19%, education and health care 17%, retail 13%Average commute 28 minutes80% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September25 in of snow a year, on about 10 days16 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, York Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from York 3 Ssw Pump Stn
Nearby landmarksPinchot Lakelake · 4.3 miPickett Hillpeak · 3.5 miStraight Hillpeak · 3.5 miConsolidated School of Businesscollege · 6.2 miHarrisburg Area Community College York Campuscollege · 6.7 miLake Meadelake · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKetterman Parkpark · 1.2 miGifford Pinchot State Parkstate park · 3.9 mi · 361 acresBrookside Parkpark · 1.9 miSusquehanna Riverlands State Parkstate park · 11.7 mi · 1,043 acresCodorus State Parkstate park · 14.6 mi · 1,169 acresSamuel S. Lewis State Parkstate park · 16.8 mi · 86 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199449 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201944 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateYork County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025217 of 365 days measured145 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 116main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, York County monitors, PA
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDover Twp Water Sysserves 21,097 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation508 ft155 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUPMC Pinnacle Memorial5.7 miPost officeDover Post Office1.2 miTown hallDover Borough Municipal Building1.1 miPoliceNorthern York County Regional Police Department - Headquarters2.2 miFire stationUnion Fire and Hose Company 1 Station 6 Dover1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolLighthouse Christian Schoolunder a mileHighDover Area High School1.2 miElementaryNorth Salem Elementary School1.2 miCollegeConsolidated School of Business6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarrisburg International Airport MDT14 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI59 miInterstateI-837.0 miUS highwayUS 305.9 miAmtrakMiddletown, PA MID14 miRailMiddletownPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)14 miCoachYork Bus StopGreyhound8.1 miTransit1 stop within a milerabbittransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17315 ZIP area.
