South Annville TownshipPA
A town of 3,517.
Is South Annville Township a good place to live?
South Annville Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 733rd of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 65% of Pennsylvania towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $323K, 4.1 years of the Lebanon metro’s $78K median household income. 30% of the land in South Annville Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On history, just 79 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse.
South Annville Township has grown 24% since 2010
2,850 counted in 2010 and 3,438 in 2020; an estimated 3,517 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How South Annville Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far South Annville Township is from typical.
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Hersheypark and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Annville Township. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
35 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
8 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
8 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
7 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena
24 mi Theme parkDutch WonderlandPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, 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 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to South Annville Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Annville 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in South Annville Township.
South Annville Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has commutes shorter than most of Pennsylvania.
Nearly a quarter of South Annville Township is conserved land
6.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Quittie Creek Nature Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
South Annville Township earns a B+ for schools
Its public schools are run by Annville-Cleona SD. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Annville-Cleona HS, with 464 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annville-Cleona MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 235 | B |
| Annville-Cleona HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 464 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of South Annville Township’s workers commute out
The average commute for its 1,694 working residents takes 19.8 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania. Jobs based here grew from 846 in 2013 to 1,105.
Most working residents leave South Annville Township for work: only 6% work in town. South Annville Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, South Annville Township has added 259 jobs, to 1,105 in 2023.
| South Annville Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Pennsylvania overall
Children under 18 are 30% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in South Annville Township is 37.5 years. South Annville Township has grown 2.4% since 2020, to 3,517 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| South Annville Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.5 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| South Annville Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in South Annville Township
South Annville Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in South Annville Township
South Annville Township's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. South Annville Township’s property crime rate is 3.4 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| South Annville Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
South Annville Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in South Annville Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of South Annville Township are healthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,563 U.S. towns with household incomes like South Annville Township’s, it is less healthy than 67%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
South Annville Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 35% of South Annville Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| South Annville Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | South Annville Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.5% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about South Annville Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of South Annville Township
About 4 of every 100 South Annville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
94% of working residents leave South Annville Township for work
Where South Annville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About South Annville Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
South Annville Township is a township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,426 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 20 sq mi
South Annville Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with South Annville Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B−; Annville Township (A) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Annville Township | #733 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| North Londonderry Township | #190 | A | C− | A− | A | B+ |
| Annville Township | #201 | A | B | — | B+ | B+ |
| South Londonderry Township | #103 | A+ | C− | A+ | A | B+ |
| Campbelltown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timber Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Cornwall Township | — | — | B | — | B | B− |
| North Annville Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B |
West Cornwall Township and North Annville Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. South Annville Township, Annville Township, West Cornwall Township and North Annville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Campbelltown and Timber Hills aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare South Annville Township with a neighbor →
Questions about South Annville Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Annville Township, PA a good place to live?
South Annville Township grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #733 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools.
Is South Annville Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.