Map of York, Pennsylvania, United States

York is a city in Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of about 43,992. It lies at 39.9626°N, 76.7277°W, about 118 m above sea level. York is about 122 km (76 mi) north of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lancaster, 37 km to the east.

York at a glance

Where is York?

• The 14th largest city in Pennsylvania on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 20 min on the shortest day to 15 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near York

• Lancaster — 37 km east
• Harrisburg — 37 km north
• Bel Air South — 62 km southeast
• Towson — 63 km south
• Gwynn Oak — 70 km south
• Woodlawn — 71 km south
• Baltimore — 75 km south
• Essex — 76 km south
• Catonsville — 77 km south
• Ellicott City — 78 km south

Largest cities in Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• Pittsburgh — 304,391
• Allentown — 120,207
• Erie — 99,475
• Reading — 87,879
• Scranton — 77,118
• Bethlehem — 74,892
• Bensalem — 60,427
• Lancaster — 59,339
• Abington — 55,310

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named York

• York — England, United Kingdom

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.