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A town of 4,170.
Heidelberg Township grades B− overall, 656th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $92K and natural-hazard risk is low. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 68% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $306K, 3.9 years of the Lebanon metro’s $78K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 5 places on the National Register. 16% of the land in Heidelberg Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 124 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 46, at 1,122 acres.
Where Heidelberg Township beats most towns.
Where Heidelberg Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Heidelberg Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Bomberger's Distillery is one of 2 National Historic Landmarks here, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 2,858 in 2000, 4,080 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 5 maps from 1891 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Heidelberg Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
19 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
9 mi MuseumEphrata Cloister
20 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
20 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
20 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark ArenaHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Heidelberg Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Heidelberg Township.
Heidelberg Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Lane School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 28 | – |
| Schaefferstown Mennonite High School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 84 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 673 in 2013 to 891.
Most working residents leave Heidelberg Township for work: only 8% work in town. 3.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Heidelberg Township, below both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Heidelberg Township grew to 891 in 2023, 218 more than in 2013.
| Heidelberg Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Heidelberg Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4.6 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Heidelberg Township’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. J. Edward Mack Scout Reservation | 4 mi | 224 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 46 | — | 1,122 |
| 3. Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 863 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Heidelberg Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,705 U.S. towns with household incomes like Heidelberg Township’s, it is less healthy than 62%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Heidelberg Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 17% of Heidelberg Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Heidelberg Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Heidelberg Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
85% of households own their home in Heidelberg Township.
| Heidelberg Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $993 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Heidelberg Township
About 2 of every 100 Heidelberg Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
5 places in Heidelberg Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Heidelberg Township is a township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,080 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lebanon, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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4 towns share a border with Heidelberg Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg Township | #656 | B− | C+ | — | C | B− |
| Clay Township | #732 | B− | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Millcreek Township | #527 | B | C+ | A+ | C | B |
| Elizabeth Township | #38 | A+ | B | — | A− | A− |
| Jackson Township | #859 | C | C | — | C | C+ |
Heidelberg Township, Clay Township, Elizabeth Township and Jackson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Heidelberg Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Heidelberg Township grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #656 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and C for schools.
The typical home is worth about $306,000, 7% above the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
