Town guide

Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania

Mount Wolf is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,108 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17347.

Homes sold for a median of $167 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population1,1082,131 per sq mi
Median home value$211,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$167Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking48%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Mount Wolf

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Mount Wolf

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)62 miles away
Closer regional airportHarrisburg 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 Mount Wolf; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Mount Wolf

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

Mount Wolf had 1,368 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.

It’s the 1674th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

Mount Wolf population by census2000: 1,373, 2010: 1,393, 2020: 1,3681,37320001,39320101,3682020

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 23°F. About 44.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Mount WolfJan: high 39°F, low 23°F, 3 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 25°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 32°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 64°F, low 43°F, 3.6 in; May: high 74°F, low 53°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 63°F, 4 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 68°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 66°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 58°F, 4.8 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 46°F, 3.8 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 36°F, 3 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 28°F, 3.4 in39°23°Jan3.042°25°Feb2.651°32°Mar3.764°43°Apr3.674°53°May3.882°63°Jun4.087°68°Jul4.785°66°Aug3.878°58°Sep4.866°46°Oct3.854°36°Nov3.043°28°Dec3.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Middletown Harrisburg Intl Ap, PA weather station (9 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

28 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Wolf.

Nearest hospitals

  • Wellspan York HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · York8.7 miles
  • Upmc MemorialGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · York10.1 miles
  • Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · York10.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Specialist doctors1
Dentists2
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists20
Optometrists1

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 Mount Wolf

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Greiman Park · 17 acres0.5 mi
  • Mount Wolf Community Park · 2 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores

  • Giant2.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy2.5 mi

Museums

  • Haldeman Mansion2.0 mi

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.

Schools in Mount Wolf

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Mt Wolf El SchMt WolfK–3217Public0.8 mi
Northeastern MSMount Wolf7–8595Public0.9 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Soaring Heights School YorkMount Wolf1–1130Nonsectarian1.2 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 Manchester and Hellam.

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