York County
Water damage & mold help in York, PA
York sits on Codorus Creek in south-central Pennsylvania. Hurricane Agnes in 1972 flooded downtown, and Tropical Storm Lee in 2011 brought heavy flooding to the region. Cold winters bring frozen pipes and ice dams, and many rowhouses have aging plumbing.
Areas served
Downtown · Avenues · Fireside · West York · Springettsbury area
ZIPs include 17401, 17402, 17403, 17404, 17405, 17406
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York homes and water damage
Downtown and the Avenues have 19th- and early-1900s brick rowhouses with basements. Suburban areas have mostly mid-century homes. Many York rowhouses have stone basements, plaster walls and hardwood floors, and share walls and roofs with neighbors. Rowhouse roofs are often flat or low-slope and share drains, so a clogged drain on one roof can send water into the house next door. Many older homes are rentals with aging water heaters.
Creek flooding
Codorus Creek floods downtown in heavy rain, as during Agnes.
Rowhouse leaks
Shared walls and roofs let water spread to neighboring homes.
Frozen pipes
Cold snaps freeze pipes in older homes.
Basement flooding
Old stone foundations let water in after heavy rain.
Ice dams
Snow and freeze-thaw cycles cause ice dams.
Sewer backups
Heavy storms overload older sewers and back water into basement floor drains.
Older plumbing
Older rowhouses have galvanized supply lines and cast-iron drains that leak with age.
Tropical storm remnants
Remnants of storms like Lee in 2011 and Ida in 2021 drop heavy rain that floods basements.
Common calls in York
- Water Damage
- Mold Removal in York
- Fire & Smoke Damage
- Sewage & Biohazard Cleanup
- Water damage restoration
- Burst pipe water damage
- Structural drying
- Flood damage cleanup
- Attic mold removal in York
Also available: emergency water damage and all restoration services.
York at a glance
- County
- York County
- Neighborhoods
- Downtown, Avenues, Fireside, West York
- ZIP codes
- 17401, 17402, 17403, 17404, 17405, 17406
- Nearby
- Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Allentown, PA, Scranton, PA, Harrisburg, PA, Reading, PA
York questions
Do I need a permit for repairs in York?
Cleanup and drying don't. Structural, plumbing and electrical repairs need permits from the City of York Bureau of Permits, Planning and Zoning.
Who pays when water comes through a shared rowhouse wall in York?
It depends on the source. Document the damage, notify your neighbor and contact your insurer quickly.
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