West Cornwall TownshipPA
A town of 2,072.
Is West Cornwall Township a good place to live?
West Cornwall Township’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes and an A+ for history; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 119 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. 27% of residents are 65 or older in West Cornwall Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). West Cornwall Township’s trail density is 3.1 miles per square mile, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. On history, just 140 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 145, 264 acres with 3.1 miles of trail. West Cornwall Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes West Cornwall Township stand out
Where West Cornwall Township beats most towns.
How West Cornwall Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far West Cornwall Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hersheypark and 36 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Cornwall Township. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
38 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
11 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
11 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
11 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena
21 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 West Cornwall Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Cornwall 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 West Cornwall Township.
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in West Cornwall Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Cornwall Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
20.6% of West Cornwall Township is conserved land
27 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick | 19.9 mi | 1,107 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 145 | 3.1 mi | 264 |
| 3. Power Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In West Cornwall Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
West Cornwall 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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
West Cornwall Township has 1.2 jobs for every working resident, and 1,072 people commute in
Most working residents leave West Cornwall Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in West Cornwall Township fell to 1,105 in 2023, 312 fewer than in 2013. 5% of residents live below the poverty line in West Cornwall Township.
| West Cornwall Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
West Cornwall Township is healthier than 51% of U.S. towns
West Cornwall Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 17% of West Cornwall Township adults binge drink.
| West Cornwall Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | West Cornwall Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about West Cornwall Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of West Cornwall Township
About 1 of every 100 West Cornwall Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About West Cornwall Township
Township in Pennsylvania, United States
West Cornwall Township is a township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,987 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 8.7 sq mi
West Cornwall Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with West Cornwall Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Cornwall Township | — | — | B | — | B | B− |
| Cornwall | #331 | A− | D | A+ | B | B+ |
| Mount Gretna | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Gretna Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Annville Township | #733 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Quentin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Cornwall Township | #881 | C | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| South Londonderry Township | #103 | A+ | C− | A+ | A | B+ |
West Cornwall Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. West Cornwall Township, South Annville Township and North Cornwall Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Mount Gretna, Mount Gretna Heights and Quentin aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare West Cornwall Township with a neighbor →
Questions about West Cornwall Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Cornwall 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 B.