Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:38 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:24 am – 4:44 pm
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People37,466 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.514,569 householdsMedian household income $81,166Median home value $250,400Median rent $1,395 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,284 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 17,322 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, manufacturing 14%, retail 11%Average commute 23 minutes78% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 5%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 21°F46 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month September25 in of snow a year, on about 10 days28 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, York 3 Ssw Pump Stn station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksPennsylvania State University Yorkcollege · 2.3 miKehms Lakelake · 2.4 miYork College Pennsylvaniacollege · 3.7 miHeritage Rail Trail County Park Route 30 Trailheadpark · 3.8 miHeritage Rail Trail County Park John Rudy County Park Trailheadpark · 5.1 miKiwanis Lakelake · 4.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPenn Oaks Parkpark · 1.0 miPasch Land Acquisition (Camp Security)recreation area · 1.1 miSusquehanna Riverlands State Parkstate park · 5.7 mi · 1,043 acresSamuel S. Lewis State Parkstate park · 6.3 mi · 86 acresGifford Pinchot State Parkstate park · 13.6 mi · 2,173 acresCodorus State Parkstate park · 16.4 mi · 1,169 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199442 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201019 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterYork Water Coserves 206,762 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2022: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation689 ft210 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWhite Deer Run of Mount Zion Treatment Center2.5 miPost officeYork Post Office2.2 miTown hallSpringettsbury Township Municipal Building2.5 miPolicePennsylvania State University York - Campus Police Department2.4 miFire stationYork Area United Fire and Rescue Station - 894 Victory Fire Company1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 2 otherHighHigh Road School of Southern Yorkunder a mileMiddleYork Suburban Middle Schoolunder a mileElementarySaint Joseph School1.0 miCollegePennsylvania State University York2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarrisburg International Airport MDT17 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI54 miInterstateI-831.4 miUS highwayUS 302.1 miAmtrakElizabethtown, PA ELT13 miRailElizabethtown Amtrak StationPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT)13 miCoachYorkFullington Trailways2.3 miTransit2 stops 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 17402 ZIP area.
