Manchester is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, home to about 19,682 people across 16 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17318, and parts of 17404 and 17406 are in Manchester too.
Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
All in Manchester
Mostly York City; part is in Manchester
Mostly Springettsbury; part is in Manchester
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside 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)57 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)13 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD49 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA83 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of 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.
Manchester had 19,515 residents in the 2020 census, up 54% since 2000.
It’s the 105th 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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 46.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 25 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, York 3 Ssw Pump Stn, PA weather station (6 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 (15 nearby)
Grocery stores (6 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)
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 1738.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
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Shares ZIP codes with York City, Springettsbury, West York, Hellam, West Manchester, Hallam, North York, Conewago Township (York County), Lower Windsor, Windsor 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.