Washington Boro, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 729.
Males: 419  (57.5%)
Females: 310  (42.5%)
Median resident age:

33.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years

Zip codes: 17582.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $82,691
Washington Boro:

$82,691
PA:

$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $41,097

Washington Boro CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $287,200
Washington Boro:

$287,200
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $324,282; detached houses: $348,032; townhouses or other attached units: $268,597; in 2-unit structures: $262,787; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $620,213; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $217,555; mobile homes: $208,947
March 2022 cost of living index in Washington Boro: 92.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 4.0%

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According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists, there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Washington Boro, Pennsylvania as of April 28, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Washington Boro is 123 to 1.


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Ancestries: American (37.2%), German (23.9%), Swiss (10.6%), French (7.0%), Irish (3.7%), Danish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 234 feet

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,564 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,280 (1.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (9.2 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (48.0 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (70.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

East Prospect borough, PA (1.8 miles ),
Columbia borough, PA (1.8 miles ),
Mountville borough, PA (1.9 miles ),
Wrightsville borough, PA (2.0 miles ),
Millersville borough, PA (2.5 miles ),
Yorkana borough, PA (2.5 miles ),
Marietta borough, PA (2.5 miles ),
Hallam borough, PA (2.7 miles )

Latitude: 39.99 N, Longitude: 76.47 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

Distribution of median household income in Washington Boro, PA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Washington Boro, PA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.3%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 132. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

132
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2017 was 0.157. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.157
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 7.94. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 9.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.94
U.S.:

5.11
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 30.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

30.3
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 16.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

16.7
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 16.5. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 10.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

16.5
U.S.:

8.1
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2016 was 0.00190. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00190
U.S.:

0.00931

Tornado activity:

Washington Boro-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/5/1952, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the Washington Boro place center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/14/2004, a category F3 tornado 20.8 miles away from the place center caused $18 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Washington Boro-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 61% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 164.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 32.6 miles away from Washington Boro center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 230.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 33.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 294.9 miles away from Washington Boro center
On 11/30/2017 at 21:47:31, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Lancaster County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Washington Boro:

  • ST ANNE'S RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; COLUMBIA, PA)
  • LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL SUSQUEHANNA (Hospital, about 4 miles away; COLUMBIA, PA)
  • ASERACARE HOSPICE (Hospital, about 5 miles away; MOUNTVILLE, PA)
  • SOUTHERNCARE LANCASTER (Hospital, about 5 miles away; MOUNTVILLE, PA)
  • HOMESTEAD VILLAGE, INC (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)
  • HOSPICE LANCASTER CNTY (Hospital, about 8 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)
  • LANCASTER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 8 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)

Amtrak stations near Washington Boro:

  • 9 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: LANCASTER (53 MCGOVERN AVE.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Operable nuclear power plants near Washington Boro:

  • 20 miles: Peach Bottom 2 and 3 in Delta, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Washington Boro:

  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania (about 6 miles; Millersville, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,743)
  • Franklin and Marshall College (about 9 miles; Lancaster, PA; FT enrollment: 2,585)
  • YTI Career Institute-York (about 11 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 2,212)
  • York College Pennsylvania (about 15 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 5,140)
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (about 21 miles; Middletown, PA; FT enrollment: 3,797)
  • Messiah College (about 30 miles; Mechanicsburg, PA; FT enrollment: 3,035)
  • Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg (about 31 miles; Harrisburg, PA; FT enrollment: 13,276)

Public elementary/middle schools in Washington Boro:

  • CENTRAL MANOR EL SCH (Students: 466, Location: 3717 BLUE ROCK RD, Grades: KG-6)
  • LETORT EL SCH (Location: 561 LETORT RD, Grades: KG-6)
See full list of schools located in Washington Boro

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Goodwill Fire Company 1 Station 7 - 8 / Washington Boro - Highville Quick Response Service 7 - 8 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shumans Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lancaster County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Washington Boro and their reported violations in the past:

BRERETON MANOR RETIREMENT HOME (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In APR-2014, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-10-2014)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Washington Boro that have no violations reported:

  • GOODIE BARN (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
This place:

2.6 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

74.4%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

4.3%
Whole state:

6.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Washington Boro:

Marital status in Washington Boro, PA
  • Never married: 31.9%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

For population 25 years and over in Washington Boro:

  • High school or higher: 87.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

6.7
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Washington Boro, PA (based on Lancaster County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant122,957568
Mainline Protestant71,573192
Catholic51,29220
Other5,53620
Black Protestant2,1638
Orthodox1,6002
None264,324-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 106
Here:

2.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Here:

0.08 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 31
This county:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 131
This county:

2.63 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 296
This county:

5.94 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lancaster County:

8.4%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

27.4%
Pennsylvania:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Lancaster County:

13.1%
Pennsylvania:

11.5%

4.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($63,382 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.04%
Pennsylvania average:

5.27%

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($104 average AGI)
Lancaster County:

0.01%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from York County, PA  0.34% ($52,417 average AGI)
from Berks County, PA  0.33% ($53,653)
from Chester County, PA  0.32% ($64,771)


4.16% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($63,657 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.16%
Pennsylvania average:

5.44%

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($74 average AGI)
Lancaster County:

0.01%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to York County, PA  0.51% ($52,440 average AGI)
to Dauphin County, PA  0.31% ($49,881)
to Chester County, PA  0.26% ($60,586)

Strongest AM radio stations in Washington Boro:

  • WVZN (1580 AM; 0 kW; COLUMBIA, PA; Owner: ESFUERZO DE UNION CRISTIANA)
  • WLAN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, PA)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Washington Boro:

  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
  • W259AA (99.7 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFNM (89.1 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Washington Boro:

  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)

Washington Boro fatal accident list:

May 12, 2013 04:29 PM, Sr-441 Water St, Charlestown Rd, Lat: 39.998014, Lon: -76.473108, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 5Number of bridges
  • 16ft / 5.4mTotal length
  • $86,000Total costs
  • 6,510Total average daily traffic
  • 656Total average daily truck traffic
  • 8,060Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Rt 999 950 Ft E Of Int Central Manor Rd (Lat: 40.000944 Lon: -76.419139), Call Sign: KGE573, Licensee ID: L00081810,
    Assigned Frequencies: 35.7400 MHz, Grant Date: 05/20/1998, Expiration Date: 07/18/2003, Cancellation Date: 03/07/2002, Registrant: Funk Bros Inc, Washington Boro, PA 17582


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Washington Boro)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 16. The highest number of fires - 43 took place in 2002, and the least - 3 in 2017. The data has a declining trend.
    Fire incident types in Washington Boro, PA When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (45.5%), and Outside Fires (33.8%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Washington Boro, PA
    • 12545.5%Structure Fires
    • 9333.8%Outside Fires
    • 4416.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 134.7%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Washington Boro, PA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Washington Boro, PA
  • 42.2%Electricity
  • 31.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 15.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.3%Utility gas
  • 3.5%Wood
  • 2.6%Coal or coke


Washington Boro compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Washington Boro on our top lists:

  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (population 500+)"
  • #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
  • #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
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