Welcome to York Springs ...

York Springs is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of York Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, York Springs has a population of 774 people<3> (see below for details).

York Springs is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

York Springs is within the (717) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, York Springs had an population of 774 people. This is a decrease of 7.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 34.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, York Springs had a population of 833 people. This makes York Springs the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 833 people, the population of York Springs increased 45.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 574 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for York Springs.

Communities near York Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near York Springs.

• Carlisle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
• Hanover
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
• Mechanicsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <5>
• Camp Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <5>
• Gettysburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <5>
• New Cumberland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <5>
• West York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <5>
• Littlestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <5>
• McSherrystown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McSherrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherrystown
  • McSherrystown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McSherrystown <5>
• Dillsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Dillsburg is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <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 York Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for York Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of York Springs. 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 York Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for York Springs ...

Looking for more information about York Springs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for York Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for York Springs.

Adding York Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of York Springs 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 York Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the York Springs post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for York Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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