Town guide

East Hopewell, Pennsylvania

East Hopewell is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, home to about 2,471 people across 21 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17302, 17322, 17352 and 17363.

Homes sold for a median of $188 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population2,471120 per sq mi
Median home value$330,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$188Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking30%Median of 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in East Hopewell

4 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Around East Hopewell

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)44 miles away
Closer regional airportLancaster Airport (LNS)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD35 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA77 miles away

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

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

Who represents East Hopewell

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

East Hopewell had 2,422 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 1069th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

East Hopewell population by census2000: 2,209, 2010: 2,416, 2020: 2,4222,20920002,41620102,4222020

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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 46.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near East HopewellJan: high 39°F, low 25°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 26°F, 2.7 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 33°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 44°F, 3.5 in; May: high 72°F, low 53°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 63°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 68°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 66°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 60°F, 4.9 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 48°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 38°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 30°F, 3.8 in39°25°Jan3.341°26°Feb2.750°33°Mar4.163°44°Apr3.572°53°May3.982°63°Jun4.687°68°Jul4.384°66°Aug3.677°60°Sep4.965°48°Oct4.453°38°Nov3.444°30°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Safe Harbor Dam, PA weather station (12 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

21 doctors and other health care providers list an office in East Hopewell’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Oss Orthopaedic HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · York10.8 miles
  • Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · York11.8 miles
  • Wellspan York HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · York13.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Specialist doctors1
Dentists3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists5
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies1

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 East Hopewell

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Hopewell Area Recreation Complex · 287 acres2.8 mi

Grocery stores

  • Saubels Markets3.2 mi
  • Aldi6.0 mi
  • Giant6.1 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter6.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walmart Pharmacy6.2 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy7.1 mi

Libraries

  • Mason Dixon Public Library3.8 mi
  • Collinsville Community Library6.6 mi
  • Harford County Public Library - Norrisville Branch7.0 mi
  • Kaltreider-Benfer Library7.1 mi

Museums

  • Stewartstown Historical Society3.7 mi

Counts are within about 3 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.

Schools in East Hopewell

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Stewartstown El SchStewartstownK–4440Public3.1 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Singing Meadow SchoolAirville1–829Amish7.6 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 Hopewell Township (York County), Lower Chanceford, Chanceford, Stewartstown, North Hopewell, Fawn Township (York County), Windsor, Cross Roads, Felton, Peach Bottom, Shrewsbury Township (York County) and Winterstown.

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.