East Manchester is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, home to about 8,523 people across 17 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17347, and parts of 17345 are in East Manchester too.
Homes sold for a median of $167 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly East Manchester; also Mount Wolf and Hellam
Mostly Manchester Borough; part is in East Manchester
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside East Manchester. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)62 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA83 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of East Manchester; 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.
East Manchester had 8,337 residents in the 2020 census, up 64% since 2000.
It’s the 329th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
York County grew from 116,413 residents in 1900 to 456,438 in 2020.
York County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 44.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Middletown Harrisburg Intl Ap, PA weather station (9 miles away).
176,202 jobs at 8,840 businesses in York County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
28 doctors and other health care providers list an office in East Manchester.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 20 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
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.
Parks (9 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Established in 1735.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Northeastern York SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Wolf El SchMt Wolf | K–3 | 217 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Northeastern MSMount Wolf | 7–8 | 595 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soaring Heights School YorkMount Wolf | 1–11 | 30 | Nonsectarian | 1.4 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 Manchester Borough, Conewago Township (York County), Mount Wolf, Newberry and Hellam.
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.