Welcome to East Prospect ...

East Prospect is located in York County<1>.

The location of East Prospect has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Prospect, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Prospect has a population of 916 people<3> (see below for details).

East Prospect is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: East Prospect lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

East Prospect is located in the (717) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Prospect had an population of 916 people. This is an increase of 1.22% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 35.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Prospect had a population of 905 people. This makes East Prospect the county's 23rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 905 people, the population of East Prospect increased 33.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 678 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Prospect.

Communities near East Prospect ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Prospect.

• Lancaster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
• York
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Elizabethtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <5>
• Lititz
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <5>
• Middletown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Millersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <5>
• Mount Joy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <5>
• Red Lion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <5>
• Manheim
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
  • Manheim is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <5>
• New Freedom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Prospect. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Prospect.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Prospect. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Prospect.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Prospect. See our Newspapers Page for East Prospect.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Prospect ...

Looking for more information about East Prospect? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Prospect, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Prospect.

Adding East Prospect to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Prospect in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Prospect was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the East Prospect post office opened in 1873.

We also found East Prospect in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Prospect.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Prospect. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/