Town guide

Lower Windsor, Pennsylvania

Lower Windsor is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, home to about 7,595 people across 25 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17368, and parts of 17366 and 17406 are in Lower Windsor too.

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

Population7,595304 per sq mi
Median home value$224,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$187Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking50%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Lower Windsor

3 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Lower Windsor

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)56 miles away
Closer regional airportLancaster Airport (LNS)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD47 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA75 miles away

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

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

Who represents Lower Windsor

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

Lower Windsor had 7,519 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.

It’s the 379th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

Lower Windsor population by census2000: 7,405, 2010: 7,382, 2020: 7,5197,40520007,38220107,5192020

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 Lower WindsorJan: 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 (10 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

9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lower Windsor.

Nearest hospitals

  • Oss Orthopaedic HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · York8.7 miles
  • Wellspan York HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · York9.1 miles
  • Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · York9.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists1

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 Lower Windsor

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Samuel S. Lewis State Park · 81 acres1.1 mi
  • Klines Run Park · 39 acres2.9 mi
  • Rexroth Park · 25 acres3.0 mi
  • Riverfront Park · 16 acres3.4 mi
  • Clayton Eli Emig Park · 16 acres2.9 mi
  • Yorkana Park · 6 acres2.0 mi

Grocery stores

  • Saubel's Market5.1 mi
  • Giant5.7 mi
  • Aldi5.9 mi
  • Weis6.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy4.9 mi
  • Giant Pharmacy5.8 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy5.8 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy5.9 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center2.8 mi

Museums

  • Burning Of The Bridge Diorama3.5 mi
  • First National Bank Museum4.4 mi
  • Turkey Hill Experience4.7 mi
  • National Watch and Clock Museum4.8 mi
  • Blue Rock Heritage Center (Washington Boro Society for Susquehanna River Heritage)4.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Susquehanna Stage5.3 mi
  • Susquehanna Stage Company5.3 mi
  • Sprigettsbury Park Amphitheatre6.0 mi
  • York Art Association7.2 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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 Lower Windsor

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Wrightsville El SchWrightsvilleK–5353Public3.3 mi
Eastern York MSWrightsville6–8527Public1.4 mi
Eastern York HSWrightsville9–12640Public1.5 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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Towns near Lower Windsor

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Shares ZIP codes with Springettsbury, Manchester, Hellam, Hallam, Windsor, Wrightsville, Conewago Township (York County), Windsor Borough, East Prospect, Chanceford and Yorkana.

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.