York

city in and county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place city_of_pennsylvania Q821105
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York

Summary

York is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. York draws 1,345 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #13 of 54).[2]

Key Facts

  • York is located in York County[3].
  • York is in the country of United States[4].
  • York's head of government is recorded as Q124818167[5].
  • York's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania[6].
  • York's instance of is recorded as county seat[7].
  • York's instance of is recorded as optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania[8].
  • York's shares border with is recorded as Grantley[9].
  • York's shares border with is recorded as Valley View[10].
  • York's shares border with is recorded as Shiloh[11].
  • York's shares border with is recorded as North York[12].
  • York's shares border with is recorded as West York[13].
  • York's twinned administrative body is recorded as Arles[14].
  • York's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leinfelden-Echterdingen[15].
  • York's postal code is recorded as 17401[16].
  • York's postal code is recorded as 17402[17].
  • York's postal code is recorded as 17403[18].
  • York's postal code is recorded as 17404[19].
  • York's postal code is recorded as 17405[20].
  • York's postal code is recorded as 17406[21].
  • York's postal code is recorded as 17407[22].
  • York's postal code is recorded as 17408[23].
  • York's Commons category is recorded as York, Pennsylvania[24].
  • York's local dialing code is recorded as 610[25].
  • January 1, 1741 marks the founding of York[26].
  • York's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.9628, 'lon': -76.7281}[27].

Body

Geography

York is in the country of United States[4]. York is located in York County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+13.835818'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+13.834071'}[29]. York sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+223'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+43935'}[31], {'amount': '+43718'}[32], and {'amount': '+44800'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Pennsylvania[6], county seat[7], and optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1741 marks the founding of York[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for York include York Airport[34], an airport[35], in United States[36].

Why It Matters

York draws 1,345 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #13 of 54).[2] York has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] York is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for York include York Airport[34], an airport[35], in United States[36].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . yorkcity.org. Retrieved . yorkcity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mxn · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://www.yorkcity.org
    Category for people who died here Category:Deaths in York, Pennsylvania
    Population {'amount': '+43935'}, {'amount': '+43718'}, {'amount': '+44800'}
    Icpsr geographic names thesaurus id 31074
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13337]]: york.pa.us"
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