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The town, home to 3,086 people, lies in Pennsylvania.
The picture is mixed. Where it does best is incomes (A): the median household earns $113K. Heidelberg Township’s overall grade, B, puts it better than 62% of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 554th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Schools are another plus: its public schools beat 78% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. What counts against it is walkability (C−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than just over four fifths of U.S. towns. It lags on cost of living as well: the typical home is worth about $312K, 3.7 years of the York metro’s $85K median household income.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow.
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.
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Census counts: 1,616 in 1850, a low of 916 in 1880, 3,028 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 5 maps from 1920 on.
Explore the history →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 sends most of its workers to Hanover and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Heidelberg Township has 509 jobs for its 1,716 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 352 in 2013 to 509.
5.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Heidelberg Township. Jobs in Heidelberg Township grew by 157 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 509. The median commute is under 13 miles. Among workers in the town, 15% do their job from home, against 12% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 11% across U.S. towns.
| Heidelberg Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $113,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On expected storm and flood damage, Heidelberg Township sits below 72% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims in the town since 1996. FEMA puts 65% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 29 inches a winter. The seasons in Heidelberg Township: chilly winters, warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Heidelberg Township’s density of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile, below both the Pennsylvania town median (0.5) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 2.2 miles. The biggest park or preserve is Codorus State Park, at 548 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Codorus State Park | — | 548 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 6,693 U.S. towns with household incomes like Heidelberg Township’s, it is less healthy than 76%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
The share of adults in Heidelberg Township who smoke cigarettes: 17%. In Heidelberg Township, 18% of adults binge drink, and 36% have high blood pressure.
| Heidelberg Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Heidelberg Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.1% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Heidelberg Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
29 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
35 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
16 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
17 mi LandmarkGettysburg National Cemetery
13 mi National Military ParkGettysburg National Military Park730K visitors a yearRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Heidelberg Township
About 3 of every 100 Heidelberg Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Heidelberg Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township was erected in 1750 and encompassed the land grant known as Digges' Choice, a warrant granted to John Digges in 1727 by the colonial-era Province of Maryland, prior to the time the Mason–Dixon line fixed the final boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania. The population of Heidelberg Township was 3,028 at the 2020 census. The township consisted of 9,030 acres and extended as far west as the borough (town) of McSherrystown. The township included the borough (town) of Hanover until Hanover was made a borough in 1815. When Adams County was formed from western York County in 1800, the portion of Heidel…
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6 towns share a border with Heidelberg Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg Township | #554 | B | C | — | A− | B |
| North Codorus Township | #517 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Manheim Township | #327 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Jackson Township | #666 | B− | C | — | A− | B |
| Penn Township | #541 | B | C | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Paradise Township | #663 | B− | C | — | A− | B |
| Berwick Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B− |
Berwick Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Heidelberg Township, North Codorus Township, Manheim Township, Jackson Township, Paradise Township and Berwick Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Heidelberg Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Heidelberg Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #554 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
