GordonvillePA
The town, settled in 1850, counts 310 residents.
Is Gordonville a good place to live?
Gordonville’s age of the median resident is 61.9 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Gordonville. Gordonville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
310 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Gordonville.
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Gordonville
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 22°, with about 34 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Gordonville has 0.8 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For Gordonville, the average commute is 23 minutes. Since 2013, Gordonville has lost 152 jobs, to 153 in 2023. 14% of Gordonville residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Leacock Township (26%), Earl Township (7%) and Salisbury Township (7%).
| Gordonville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of Gordonville’s adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance
The share of adults in Gordonville who have been diagnosed with depression: 25%. Among adults here, 25% say their health is fair or poor and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Gordonville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Gordonville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 12.5% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.7% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.5% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Gordonville, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Gordonville sells for about $115K at the median
57% of households are owner-occupiers here. For Gordonville, the median rent is $978 a month.
| Gordonville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $978 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Gordonville
Hersheypark and 64 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gordonville. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.1M visitors a year
4 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
27 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
3 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of Pennsylvania
12 mi MuseumEphrata Cloister
32 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and LibraryPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5
Moving to Gordonville: who provides what
Gordonville is unincorporated, so Lancaster County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Gordonville
About 0 of every 100 Gordonville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Gordonville
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Gordonville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Leacock Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 508 as of the 2010 census. Though the village is little known outside its immediate area, the surrounding countryside has been portrayed in many books and magazine articles. The Old Order Amish constitute a significant cultural presence in the area of the village. Wendell Berry mentioned the town in one of his collections of essays.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 400 ft
- ZIP code
- 17529
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