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Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County), Pennsylvania

Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County) is a township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,536 people across 20 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17509, and parts of 17527, 17535, 17562 and 19310 are in Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County) too.

Homes sold for a median of $215 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population3,536181 per sq mi
Median home value$383,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$215Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking40%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)

5 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns
Christiana, PA17509 Seller’s market $215/sq ft +7.4% vs. last year 0.6 months of supply · 40% sold over asking

Mostly Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County); also Bart and Colerain Township (Lancaster County)

Gap, PA17527 Seller’s market $175/sq ft −15.7% vs. last year 3.2 months of supply · 30% sold over asking

Mostly Salisbury Township (Lancaster County); part is in Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)

Kinzers, PA17535 Seller’s market $265/sq ft +8.5% vs. last year 1.6 months of supply · 100% sold over asking

Mostly Salisbury Township (Lancaster County); part is in Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)

Paradise, PA17562 Seller’s market $212/sq ft −1.5% vs. last year 1.6 months of supply · 100% sold over asking

Mostly Paradise Township (Lancaster County); part is in Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)42 miles away
Closer regional airportLancaster Airport (LNS)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA48 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County); driving is longer.

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

Who represents Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)

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

Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County) had 3,536 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2000.

It’s the 792nd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Lancaster County grew from 159,241 residents in 1900 to 552,984 in 2020.

Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County) population by census2000: 3,025, 2010: 3,395, 2020: 3,5363,02520003,39520103,5362020

Lancaster County, 1900–2020

Lancaster County population, 1900 to 20201900: 159,241, 1910: 167,029, 1920: 173,797, 1930: 196,882, 1940: 212,504, 1950: 234,717, 1960: 278,359, 1970: 319,693, 1980: 362,346, 1990: 422,822, 2000: 470,658, 2010: 519,445, 2020: 552,984159K’00’10174K’20’30213K’40’50278K’60’70362K’80’90471K’00’10553K’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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 48.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)Jan: high 39°F, low 22°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 23°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 31°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 40°F, 3.8 in; May: high 72°F, low 50°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 60°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 65°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 63°F, 4.7 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 56°F, 5.2 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 44°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 33°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 27°F, 4.1 in39°22°Jan3.542°23°Feb2.951°31°Mar4.263°40°Apr3.872°50°May3.680°60°Jun4.585°65°Jul4.583°63°Aug4.776°56°Sep5.265°44°Oct4.153°33°Nov3.443°27°Dec4.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Octoraro Lake, PA weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Lancaster County

249,379 jobs at 13,776 businesses in Lancaster County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lancaster CountyHealth care and social assistance: 43,316 jobs; Manufacturing: 40,080 jobs; Retail trade: 32,246 jobs; Construction: 22,032 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 19,678 jobs; Professional services: 13,974 jobs; Wholesale trade: 13,623 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 12,733 jobsHealth care and social assistance 17% Manufacturing 16% Retail trade 13% Construction 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Professional services 6% Wholesale trade 6% Transportation and warehousing 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

15 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County).

Nearest hospitals

  • Coatesville Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Coatesville13.3 miles
  • Lancaster General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Lancaster16.0 miles
  • Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Ephrata18.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Specialist doctors2
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Physical and occupational therapists3
Optometrists2
Chiropractors2

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 Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Wolf's Hollow County Park · 545 acres2.9 mi
  • Lions Park · 9 acres2.8 mi
  • South End Borough Park · 6 acres2.5 mi
  • Gouge Grove · 1 acres2.8 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Dutch-Way Farm Market3.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Moore Memorial Library2.6 mi

Museums

  • Rough and Tumble Historical Association4.4 mi
  • National Toy Train Museum7.0 mi

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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1691.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bart-Colerain El SchChristianaK–5197Public3.8 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Cooperville Amish SchoolChristiana1–833Amish0.6 mi
Valley Run SchoolChristiana1–828Amish1.8 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 Salisbury Township (Lancaster County), Paradise Township (Lancaster County), Atglen, Bart, Colerain Township (Lancaster County), West Fallowfield Township (Chester County), Christiana, West Sadsbury and West Caln.

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