Town guide

Delta, Pennsylvania

Delta is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, home to about 807 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17314.

Homes sold for a median of $187 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population8073,104 per sq mi
Median home value$219,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$187Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking38%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Delta

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Delta

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)43 miles away
Closer regional airportLancaster Airport (LNS)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD34 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA67 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Delta; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Delta

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Delta had 707 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.

It’s the 1904th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

York County grew from 116,413 residents in 1900 to 456,438 in 2020.

Delta population by census2000: 741, 2010: 728, 2020: 707741200072820107072020

York County, 1900–2020

York County population, 1900 to 20201900: 116,413, 1910: 136,405, 1920: 144,521, 1930: 167,135, 1940: 178,022, 1950: 202,737, 1960: 238,336, 1970: 272,603, 1980: 312,963, 1990: 339,574, 2000: 381,751, 2010: 434,972, 2020: 456,438116K’00’10145K’20’30178K’40’50238K’60’70313K’80’90382K’00’10456K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 48.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DeltaJan: high 40°F, low 25°F, 3.6 in; Feb: high 43°F, low 26°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 34°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 64°F, low 44°F, 3.4 in; May: high 74°F, low 54°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 64°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 69°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 67°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 60°F, 5.1 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 48°F, 4.5 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 37°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 31°F, 4 in40°25°Jan3.643°26°Feb2.651°34°Mar4.264°44°Apr3.474°54°May3.983°64°Jun4.588°69°Jul4.785°67°Aug4.579°60°Sep5.167°48°Oct4.555°37°Nov3.245°31°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Conowingo Dam, MD weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in York County

176,202 jobs at 8,840 businesses in York County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in York CountyManufacturing: 33,147 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 28,354 jobs; Retail trade: 23,030 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 14,171 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 12,507 jobs; Construction: 11,191 jobs; Wholesale trade: 10,647 jobs; Administrative and support: 8,595 jobsManufacturing 19% Health care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 8% Transportation and warehousing 7% Construction 6% Wholesale trade 6% Administrative and support 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Delta.

Nearest hospitals

  • Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Bel Air16.0 miles
  • Va Maryland Healthcare System - Perry PointVA hospital · no emergency room · Perry Point19.9 miles
  • Lancaster General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Lancaster20.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Mental health providers1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Delta

Grocery stores

  • Dollar General Market1.9 mi
  • ShopRite2.2 mi
  • Saubel's Markets3.5 mi

Libraries

  • Harford County Public Library - Whiteford Branch2.9 mi

Museums

  • Old Line Museum2.0 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Schools in Delta

Public schools here are run by South Eastern SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Delta-Peach Bottom El SchDeltaK–4255Public2.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Peach Bottom and Lower Chanceford.

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