Town guide

Spring Garden, Pennsylvania

Spring Garden is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, home to about 13,631 people across 6.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17403.

Homes sold for a median of $147 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population13,6312,025 per sq mi
Median home value$258,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$147Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking42%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Spring Garden

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Spring Garden

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)53 miles away
Closer regional airportHarrisburg International Airport (MDT)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD45 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA84 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Spring Garden; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Spring Garden

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

Spring Garden had 13,683 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.

It’s the 183rd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

Spring Garden population by census2000: 11,974, 2010: 12,578, 2020: 13,68311,974200012,578201013,6832020

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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Spring GardenJan: high 41°F, low 21°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 45°F, low 23°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 30°F, 4 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 40°F, 3.6 in; May: high 77°F, low 50°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 59°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 63°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 62°F, 4 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 55°F, 5.1 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 43°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 33°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 26°F, 3.5 in41°21°Jan3.345°23°Feb2.855°30°Mar4.067°40°Apr3.677°50°May4.284°59°Jun4.388°63°Jul4.586°62°Aug4.080°55°Sep5.168°43°Oct3.956°33°Nov3.245°26°Dec3.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, York 3 Ssw Pump Stn, PA weather station (3 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

1,649 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Spring Garden.

Nearest hospitals

  • Wellspan York HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · YorkUnder a mile
  • Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · York1.8 miles
  • Oss Orthopaedic HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · York2.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors264
Specialist doctors727
Dentists62
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants333
Mental health providers153
Physical and occupational therapists91
Optometrists10
Chiropractors9
Pharmacies13

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 Spring Garden

Parks (24 nearby)

  • Memorial Park · 77 acres0.4 mi
  • Reservoir Park · 71 acres0.8 mi
  • Farquhar Park · 21 acres1.9 mi
  • Penn Park · 16 acres0.9 mi
  • Bantz Park · 14 acres1.6 mi
  • Allen Field · 11 acres1.6 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Weis1.2 mi
  • C-Town1.3 mi
  • Price Rite1.5 mi
  • Lidl1.6 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • Minnich's Pharmacy0.5 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.4 mi
  • Walgreens1.5 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Schmidt Library0.9 mi
  • Martin Library1.2 mi

Museums (4 nearby)

  • Bonham House1.1 mi
  • Industrial & Agricultural Museum1.1 mi
  • York County History Center1.4 mi
  • Fire Museum of York County Inc1.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)

  • DeMeester Recital Hall1.0 mi
  • Creative York1.3 mi
  • Appell Center for the Performing Arts1.3 mi
  • York Art Association1.8 mi
  • Belmont Theatre1.8 mi

Counts are within about 2 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 1750.

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

Schools in Spring Garden

Public schools here are run by York City SD, Dallastown Area SD, York Suburban SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Davis SchYorkPre-K–8530Public1.4 mi
Goode SchYorkPre-K–8641Public1.4 mi
Hannah PennYorkPre-K–8674Public0.7 mi
Jackson SchYorkPre-K–8501Public0.4 mi
McKinley SchYorkPre-K–8578Public0.9 mi
Leaders Heights El SchYorkK–3140Public2.6 mi
Loganville-Springfield El SchYorkK–3461Public6.1 mi
Valley View El SchYorkK–2286Public0.9 mi
Indian Rock El SchYork3–5314Public2.2 mi
Dallastown Area Intermediate SchYork4–61,519Public5.2 mi
William Penn SHSYork9–121,681Public1.0 mi
York Suburban SHSYork9–12859Public1.0 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Keystone Christian Academy - YorkYorkPre-K–1148Christian (no specific denomination)1.1 mi
York Country Day SchoolYorkPre-K–12318Nonsectarian1.7 mi
Tidings of Peace Christian SchoolYorkK–1243Christian (no specific denomination)1.7 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 York City, York Township, Loganville and Springfield Township (York County).

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