East Prospect is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, home to about 853 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17317, and parts of 17368 are in East Prospect too.
All in East Prospect
Mostly Lower Windsor; part is in East Prospect
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)56 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lancaster Airport (LNS)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA74 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of East Prospect; 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 Prospect had 934 residents in the 2020 census, up 38% since 2000.
It’s the 1867th 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 25°F. About 46.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Safe Harbor Dam, PA weather station (8 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
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.
Public schools here are run by Eastern York SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadochly El SchEast Prospect | K–5 | 348 | Public | 1.0 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 Lower Windsor, Wrightsville, Hellam and Chanceford.
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.