Mount Joy Borough is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, home to about 8,344 people across 2.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17552.
Homes sold for a median of $212 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Mount Joy Borough; also East Donegal and Mount Joy Township (Lancaster County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mount Joy Borough. 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)65 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lancaster Airport (LNS)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD56 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA73 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Joy Borough; 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.
Mount Joy Borough had 8,325 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.
It’s the 338th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Lancaster County grew from 159,241 residents in 1900 to 552,984 in 2020.
Lancaster County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 45.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Landisville 2 Nw, PA weather station (4 miles away).
249,379 jobs at 13,776 businesses in Lancaster County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
69 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Joy Borough.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 25 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 19 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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 (11 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Established in 1812.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Donegal SD, Hempfield SD, Lancaster County Career and Technology Center. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal Primary SchoolMount Joy | K–2 | 559 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Farmdale El SchMount Joy | K–6 | 489 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Donegal JHSMount Joy | 7–8 | 419 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Donegal HSMount Joy | 9–12 | 955 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Mt JoyMount Joy | 9–12 | 15 | Career and Technical | 0.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraybill Mennonite SchoolMount Joy | Pre-K–8 | 176 | Mennonite | 1.9 mi |
| Friedenberg SchoolMount Joy | 1–8 | 29 | Amish | 1.7 mi |
| Sonlight River Brethren SchoolMount Joy | 1–12 | 68 | Brethren | 3.3 mi |
| The Janus SchoolMount Joy | 1–12 | 74 | Nonsectarian | 1.3 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 East Donegal, Mount Joy Township (Lancaster County), West Hempfield and Rapho.
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