Wrightsville is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,869 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17368.
Homes sold for a median of $187 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population1,8692,832 per sq mi
Median home value$182,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$187Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wrightsville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Wrightsville
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)57 miles away
Closer regional airport
Lancaster Airport (LNS)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD48 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA74 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Wrightsville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Wrightsville
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 11th DistrictLloyd Smucker (R)
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
Wrightsville had 2,261 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 1271st 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 46.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Safe Harbor Dam, 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:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wrightsville.
Nearest hospitals
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lancaster9.6 miles
Oss Orthopaedic HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · York10.5 miles
Wellspan York HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · York10.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
3
Mental health providers
3
Physical and occupational therapists
1
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 Wrightsville
Grocery stores
Giant4.8 mi
Pharmacies
CVS Pharmacy3.1 mi
Hillcrest Pharmacy & Compounding of Lancaster4.8 mi
Libraries
Columbia Public Library3.0 mi
Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center3.2 mi
Museums
Burning Of The Bridge Diorama2.0 mi
First National Bank Museum2.6 mi
Turkey Hill Experience3.0 mi
National Watch and Clock Museum3.1 mi
Blue Rock Heritage Center (Washington Boro Society for Susquehanna River Heritage)3.6 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Susquehanna Stage4.4 mi
Susquehanna Stage Company4.5 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Eastern York SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Wrightsville El SchWrightsville
K–5
353
Public
1.9 mi
Eastern York MSWrightsville
6–8
527
Public
0.6 mi
Eastern York HSWrightsville
9–12
640
Public
0.7 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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