Company overview
The York Water Company impounds, purifies, and distributes drinking water. It owns and operates three wastewater collection systems; ten wastewater collection and treatment systems; and two reservoirs, including Lake Williams and Lake Redman, which hold approximately 2.5 billion gallons of water. The company operates a 15-mile pipeline from the Susquehanna River to Lake Redman; and owns satellite groundwater systems in York, Adams, and Lancaster Counties, as well as two impounding dams on primary system located in York and Springfield Townships. It serves customers in the fixtures and furniture, electrical machinery, food products, paper, ordnance units, textile products, air conditioning systems, laundry detergents, barbells, and motorcycle industries in 57 municipalities within four counties in south-central Pennsylvania. The York Water Company was incorporated in 1816 and is based in York, Pennsylvania.
Daily valuation snapshot
These values come from the daily market snapshot dated 2026-10-08. TTM means trailing twelve months. Use the market date when comparing YORW with another company.
| Daily close (USD) | $30.97 |
| Market capitalization (USD) | $502,599,153.57 |
| Price / earnings (TTM) | 21.12 |
| Price / book | Not reported |
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York Water Co's recorded market capitalization is $502,599,153.57. It measures the market value of the company's equity, rather than its revenue or cash balance.
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