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York County, PA

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 42 ZIP codes inside York County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
42
in this county
Total population
468,519
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
36
distinct city/town names
Avg density
422
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in York County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
17331 Hanover 54,091 281
17403 York 39,842 747
17402 York 37,967 784
17404 York 37,699 676
17315 Dover 26,667 177
17406 York 23,944 189
17408 York 23,623 341
17356 Red Lion 22,871 264
17019 Dillsburg 19,058 115
17401 York 18,270 4,746
17070 New Cumberland 16,907 447
17362 Spring Grove 14,229 112
17319 Etters 11,276 259
17313 Dallastown 11,095 438
17363 Stewartstown 8,455 89
17327 Glen Rock 8,125 68
17345 Manchester 7,915 255
17349 New Freedom 7,912 145
17347 Mount Wolf 6,538 199
17368 Wrightsville 6,280 130
17361 Shrewsbury 6,267 794
17339 Lewisberry 6,232 90
17370 York Haven 6,114 178
17366 Windsor 6,099 208
17314 Delta 6,066 67
17360 Seven Valleys 5,996 92
17322 Felton 5,938 58
17364 Thomasville 3,830 85
17329 Glenville 2,973 65
17407 York 2,751 718
17365 Wellsville 2,648 49
17302 Airville 2,575 25
17321 Fawn Grove 2,268 52
17309 Brogue 1,947 33
17352 New Park 1,595 46
17342 Loganville 602 915
17318 Emigsville 473 171
17317 East Prospect 455 911
17355 Railroad 335 210
17371 York New Salem 323 612
17311 Codorus 168 1,285
17323 Franklintown 100 585

About York County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. York County in Pennsylvania contains roughly 42 ZIP codes spread across 36 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 468,519. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Pennsylvania index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 422, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into York County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping York County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.