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Home to 2,559 people, this town lies in Pennsylvania.
Neither a standout nor a worry on most counts. Where it does best is incomes: the median household earns $76K. Its weakest subject is health (C+): residents are less healthy than just over three fifths of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Cost of living is weaker too: the typical home is worth about $264K, 3.3 years of the Harrisburg metro’s $81K median household income. The overall grade comes out at B−, 671st of 1032 in Pennsylvania. That leaves it better than 53% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Tuscarora State Forest, at 1,432 acres. Ramp Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Hopewell 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 Hopewell Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,096 in 2000, 2,495 in 2020. The archive holds 4 maps from 1923 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Hopewell 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 Hopewell Township.
Hopewell Township has 260 jobs for its 903 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
6.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Hopewell Township, below both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Hopewell Township grew to 260 in 2023, 55 more than in 2013. Its average trip to work is 28 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles.
| Hopewell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covered Bridge Amish School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 27 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older in Hopewell Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. Children under 18 are 30% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). Also worth knowing: the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Hopewell Township at 2,559 residents, up 3% since 2020. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 26%, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Hopewell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 62% are men (PA 41%).
| Hopewell Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 49.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Hopewell Township has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2019. Compared with 68% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. FEMA puts 73% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A winter brings about 34 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 87°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Hopewell Township, 14% report frequent physical distress. In Hopewell Township, 19% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 19% report frequent mental distress.
| Hopewell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Hopewell Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
There are 2.1 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. In Hopewell Township, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 2, covering 1,441 acres.
| Hopewell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuscarora State Forest | 0.5 mi | 1,432 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 169 | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hopewell Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
20 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
29 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
16 mi State parkPine Grove Furnace State Park
29 mi LandmarkGettysburg National Cemetery
26 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 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 Hopewell Township
About 2 of every 100 Hopewell Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Hopewell Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,495 at the 2020 census, up from 2,329 at the 2010 census.
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7 towns share a border with Hopewell Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Township | #671 | B− | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Lurgan Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Toboyne Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fannett Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Southampton Township · Southampton Township | #402 | B+ | A | — | B | C |
| North Newton Township | #420 | B+ | B | — | B+ | C |
| Upper Mifflin Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
Lurgan Township, Fannett Township and Upper Mifflin Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hopewell Township, Lurgan Township, Fannett Township, Southampton Township, North Newton Township and Upper Mifflin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Toboyne Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Southampton Township and Southampton Township are one community, graded once. Compare Hopewell Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hopewell Township grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #671 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
