East Prospect Pennsylvania Map

About East Prospect, Pennsylvania

East Prospect is a locality in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 853. The population density is 1134.4 people per km². East Prospect is located at 39.9720°N, 76.5200°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17368.

East Prospect unfolds across a gentle rise, its landscape a soft murmur of rolling farmland and the occasional cluster of mature oak trees. It lies 11.0 miles east of York, PA (from York, PA: bearing 87°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south-south-west of West Hempfield. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries the faint, sweet scent of drying hay and the distant, almost mournful lowing of cattle, a sound that seems to settle into the very bones of the place. Fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch out towards the horizon, their boundaries often softened by hedgerows that have grown wild and tangled over generations, creating miniature, verdant tunnels for unseen wildlife. The houses, typically clapboard or brick, wear their age with a quiet dignity, their porches often graced with the patient bloom of geraniums, catching the light in a way that suggests a deep, abiding peace. The history of East Prospect is written in the weathered wood of its barns and the enduring stone of its early homes, a testament to the agricultural roots that have long defined its economy. For generations, the fertile soil of this region has yielded crops, with farming still a visible and vital thread in the community's fabric, though the land now also supports a scattering of small businesses and residential growth that has subtly altered the once purely rural character. The main thoroughfare, a modest ribbon of asphalt, is where the pulse of East Prospect can be felt, a quiet hum of local commerce and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors. It is a place where the echoes of its past are not a burden, but a quiet reassurance, a steadying hand guiding the present.

About This East Prospect Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Prospect, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.972043, -76.519965. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on East Prospect and York County.

Detailed location data for East Prospect includes the ZIP code (17317), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of York County (York), and school district assignment (Eastern York School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct East Prospect is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.