Yorklyn Pennsylvania Map

About Yorklyn, Pennsylvania

Yorklyn is a locality in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,811. The population density is 1553.8 people per km². Yorklyn is located at 39.9923°N, 76.6464°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17402.

Yorklyn emerges from the landscape as a quiet collection of structures defined by the persistent, unhurried push of inland terrain. It lies 4.8 miles east-northeast of York, PA (from York, PA: bearing 64°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east of Weigelstown. The topography here favors the subtle, persistent incline of the earth, where the moisture of the soil supports thick stands of hardwood that turn the color of burnt copper when the autumn light hits the canopy. Only a few miles away, the flow of Kreutz Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the low-lying brush, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the western horizon like a jagged ink line drawn against the sky. Those who walk the trails of Springetts Oaks Park find the air carries a distinct, cool weight, undisturbed by the rush of larger, more frantic centers of commerce.

Yorklyn holds the memory of a time when the labor of the region was tied tightly to the land and the modest mills that once harnessed the local water. The economy has shifted away from its early industrial pulse, leaving behind a pace of life that values the preservation of its quiet, brick-accented character. Residents look toward the nearby York Valley for the rhythms of larger trade, yet maintain a distinct identity shaped by the slow, seasonal cycles of the interior plains. On clear days, the atmosphere feels thin and sharp, carrying the faint, earthy scent of damp fields and the silence of a place that has long ago settled into its own steady, unremarkable grace.

About This Yorklyn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yorklyn, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 39.99232, -76.646355. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Yorklyn includes the ZIP code (17402), 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 (Central York School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.