Town guide

Dover Borough, Pennsylvania

Dover Borough is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,940 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17315.

Homes sold for a median of $177 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population1,9403,593 per sq mi
Median home value$206,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$177Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking48%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Dover Borough

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dover Borough. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Dover Borough

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)58 miles away
Closer regional airportHarrisburg International Airport (MDT)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD50 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA91 miles away

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

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

Who represents Dover Borough

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

Dover Borough had 1,954 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.

It’s the 1238th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

Dover Borough population by census2000: 1,815, 2010: 2,007, 2020: 1,9541,81520002,00720101,9542020

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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 42.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Dover BoroughJan: high 39°F, low 21°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 22°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 29°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 39°F, 3.4 in; May: high 73°F, low 50°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 59°F, 3.2 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 63°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 61°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 54°F, 4.8 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 42°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 33°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 25°F, 3.1 in39°21°Jan2.642°22°Feb2.551°29°Mar3.763°39°Apr3.473°50°May4.281°59°Jun3.285°63°Jul4.384°61°Aug3.877°54°Sep4.866°42°Oct3.654°33°Nov3.144°25°Dec3.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, York Ap, PA weather station (6 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

63 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dover Borough.

Nearest hospitals

  • Upmc MemorialGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · York4.9 miles
  • Wellspan York HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · York8.2 miles
  • Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · York9.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors9
Specialist doctors5
Dentists5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants7
Mental health providers10
Physical and occupational therapists22
Optometrists1
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies6

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 Dover Borough

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Alda Ketterman Park · 12 acres0.5 mi
  • Dover Community Park · 6 acres0.6 mi
  • Eagle View Park0.6 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Natural0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy2.2 mi
  • Walgreens2.3 mi

Libraries

  • Dover Area Community Library2.1 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 Dover Borough

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

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Dover Area El SchDoverK–5356Public0.6 mi
Leib El SchDoverK–5372Public2.7 mi
North Salem El SchDoverK–5384Public0.8 mi
Weigelstown El SchDoverK–5323Public2.1 mi
Dover Area MSDover6–8735Public0.5 mi
Dover Area HSDover9–12979Public0.6 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Lighthouse Christian SchoolDoverK–1282Baptist0.5 mi
American Royal High SchoolDover9–1271Nonsectarian1.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Dover, Conewago Township (York County), Newberry and Warrington Township.

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