Colerain Township (Lancaster County) is a township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,945 people across 28 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17536, and parts of 17509 and 17566 are in Colerain Township (Lancaster County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $217 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Colerain Township (Lancaster County); also Little Britain
Mostly Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County); part is in Colerain Township (Lancaster County)
Mostly East Drumore; part is in Colerain Township (Lancaster County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Colerain Township (Lancaster County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)45 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lancaster Airport (LNS)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA52 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Colerain Township (Lancaster County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Colerain Township (Lancaster County) had 3,883 residents in the 2020 census, up 19% since 2000.
It’s the 728th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Lancaster County grew from 159,241 residents in 1900 to 552,984 in 2020.
Lancaster County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 48.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Octoraro Lake, PA weather station (5 miles away).
249,379 jobs at 13,776 businesses in Lancaster County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with East Drumore, Quarryville, Eden, Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County), Bart, Little Britain, Christiana, Providence and Drumore.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.